Dixie claims victory with first tomato of the season Lets talk culinary delights for the Fourth of July, but first a Tomato Update: On Fathers Day, June 21, (note the irony) at 4:35 p.m., weighing in at 3 1/2 ounces and in perfect shape, the first Burmeister tomato was picked.Fred's the best father, but best tomato grower? Before I get to part two of the Tomato War, let me say something nice about the man I am in battle with ... the father of our two children, father-in-law to our sons-in-law, grandfather of our three grandchildren and best son-in-law to my elderly parents.
