Well last week I found a heirloom variety in the organic section of Safeway of all places that knocks me on my butt...
I did a web search for the organic farm and came up with a name. They are Cherokee Purples. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee_purple I don't know that my picture really does the color justice but they almost truly purple on the inside.
This is a tomato I can eat on it's own! Mom and dad, please order seeds and share with Katie in return for starts. I can pick up young plants on my annual Morel trip!
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We planted one of them this year and I can't wait. Everything I've read about is says it's even better than the Brandywine.
Mmmmm, love home grown tomatoes. I don't buy them at the grocery store unless it's an emergency. Juniper, in order to really love tomatoes, you need to have had the ones out of the garden, back in Michigan. Every summer there would be at least 3 or 4 meals that consisted entirely of sweet corn (slathered in buttered, of course) and tomatoes.
I love purple, and I LOVE that rich color! I'm going to have to look for those next year!
Jenn- I agree, NO WHERE grows 'maters like Michigan. Every tomato season, I miss Grammas tomatoes like mad.
I can't eat that junk at fast food places for sure. The spongy texture on them, makes me gag. I'd love to know Michigan's secret to tomatoes, and mimic them here in Oregon!
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