Sheeeeeeet, garden fresh tomato, sliced thick, just a lil bit of salt and pepper is a fine afternoon snack, on a hot summer day. Of course NJ's soil is a huge bonus for tomato growing, just as NYC's water makes the baked goods (bread, bagels, pizza) there so damn good.

Maybe ya'll are used to under ripe, hot house grown and refrigerated tomatoes, which are truly horrible. I'll forgo tomatoes on sandwiches in the winter time around here rather than attempt to consume such trash. It is the equivalent of having a slice of runny, raw potato on your sandwich. Bleh.