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| Not a pumpkin, but a tomato! |
Last Sunday we went to a tomato tasting party hosted by good friends Missus and Mister H, who planted a variety of tomatoes. I can't recall if Missus H said they put in 70 types or 70 plants.
Many of the different varieties looked huge and heavy. A couple I picked up had to be close to 12 to 16 or more ounces.
One of my favorites was a big red organic tomato called Boxcar Willie, which was named after Grand Ole Opry Singer. The Husband described its taste best—"It was sweet, and had a rich flavor."
Another favorite of mine was Barnes Mountain Yellow, a very plump heirloom yellow tomato which ancestors were grown on Barnes Mountain in Kentucky. Its flavor reminded me slightly of smoked salmon.
I also liked Lemon Boy, a true yellow of a tomato, which was your average size of a tomato. I don't remember the flavor, which tells me that I was probably more enamored with its name.
There was an heirloom tomato called Abe Lincoln that I thought its flavor tasted like the aroma of a log cabin. Did it really or did I imagine it? Chissa. Who knows.
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I had no idea there were that many varieties of tomatoes.
ReplyDeleteThe best part is that all of them are organic.
DeleteWow … they all look so tasty and the names are creative and whet the appetite even more.
ReplyDeleteI went home with some of the different diced tomatoes, which I combined into a tasty soup. Yummmmm.
DeleteOh. I would have loved to be there!
ReplyDeleteYou would've enjoyed yourself, Lea. :-)
DeleteA tomato tasting festival sounds like such a good idea! I tend to buy tomatoes at the grocery store, and even the seed packets when I grow my own at the big box store have limited varieties. It looks like I am going to have to expand my range of tomatoes next year.
ReplyDeleteI think Missus H bought some of her seeds online. Probably the best way to find different heirlooms.
DeleteI would love that! All I know is cherry and beefsteak. My tomatoes did poorly this year. Too much heat and torrential rains.
ReplyDeleteFour volunteer red and golden yellow cherry tomato plants popped up and has been giving us tasty sweet fruit throughout the summer. I might try growing Boxcar Willie tomatoes next year.
DeleteA Tomato Tasting! How wonderful. :)
ReplyDeleteIt was a private, intimate affair, which made it even more wonderful. No elbowing out crowds for a taste of a tomato sitting invitingly at the center of a table. :-)
DeleteWho doesn’t love a good tomato? My hubby adores tomatoes
ReplyDeleteThe first time I met someone who didn't like tomatoes, I was floored. Back then it was easy. Store tomatoes tasted so flat that I didn't buy any for the longest time. The Mama grew tomatoes so always sent me home with bags full.
DeleteIt's hard to carve those things.
ReplyDeleteSerrated knives work well.
DeleteThose tomatoes look amazing!
ReplyDeleteThey were as delicious as they looked.
DeleteWhat fun!!! I like your neighborhood.
ReplyDelete(and, i can hear my daddy's voice - he enjoyed a good homegrown tomato.)
There's nothing like homegrown produce.
DeleteDang, that is an impressive array. I'd be in pink lady hog heaven. How did I forget to pick up some tomatoes on my foray into the world yesterday? Smoked salmon? Can you imagine that freshly cut tomato with a little salt and some bagels and lox? MMMmmm. A schmear of cream cheese, maybe some eggs, I think I'm hungry.
ReplyDeleteOh, gosh, yes. I know I'm hungry. I wish now I hadn't put all the big tomatoes in the freezer.
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