In article >, susan_r23666
@yahoo.com says...
> On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 21:25:14 -0600, "Janet Bostwick"
> > wrote:
>
> >James Silverton wrote:
> >> Janet wrote on Sat, 5 Apr 2008 18:00:09 -0600:
> >>
> >>> zxcvbob wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Couple of winters ago, I was looking thru the tomatoes at
> >>>> the grocery store, and the 2" diameter fancy
> >>>> orange-colored tomatoes actually smelled like a tomato.
> >>>> (I don't remember if they had the stems still on or not.)
> >>>> The red and the yellow tomatoes just like them had
> >>>> no smell at all, neither did any of the other tomatoes.
> >>>> So I bought some at made pico de gallo with them, and it
> >>>> was quite good. I saved some of the seeds and planted
> >>>> them in my garden the next summer. They didn't produce a
> >>>> whole lot, but they were the same lovely orange 2+ inch
> >>>> tomatoes, with even more flavor because they were
> >>>> picked fully ripe. Wife wouldn't eat them because they
> >>>> were the "wrong color" (More for me! But I didn't plant
> >>>> them again.)
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm planting an old variety called Rutger this year. They
> >>>> are red, so she should like them :-)
> >>>>
> >>
> >> The local "gourmet" supermarket, Balducci's, has what they call
> >> "heirloom" tomatoes. They look like genetic engineering had gone
> >> wrong and are expensive but they taste good!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> James Silverton
> >> Potomac, Maryland
> >>
> >They all have individual names, but calling them 'heirloom' gives them sex
> >appeal. (and adds to the $$$) They are various old varieties of tomatoes
> >from around the world and they are tasty. Each differently shaped and
> >colored one should have a different taste. In fact, they are no more
> >difficult to grow or unavailable seedwise to warrant the current interest in
> >them. 20 years ago Yukon Gold potatoes were all the new rage, now they are
> >everywhere. We are just rediscovering our past. "Everthing old is new
> >again." ;o]
> >Janet
> >
>
>
> "Heirlooms" have become very mainstream. You can tell when Burpee
> starts selling the seeds.
>

Speaking of tomatoes, last year I did beefsteak and cherry tomatoes. I
managed to hybridize the two and they turned out into these little heart
shapped and delicious tomatoes. You bet your ass I save seeds from those
and they're sprouting now in the indoor pot.