Amish Paste
From Tatiana's TOMATOBase
| Amish Paste | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | red |
| Fruit shape | plum, elongated |
| Fruit size | medium |
| Fruit type | slicer, paste |
Contents |
B.C KO T
- 74 days, indet., regular wispy foliage, good yield of plum shaped red fruit with point at the blossom end, 4-8 oz, not a paste type since it is a way too juicy and seedy to be a true paste, excellent flavor; I observed no cracking in the summer of 2006
Original Seed Source:
- Vancouver seed swap, April 2005
Year: 2006
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
MAN ST T
- An Amish heirloom from Wisconsin that produces 6-8 oz red elongated tomatoes. Very juicy and great for fresh eating or sauce. A great dual purpose tomato. Indeterminate, regular leaf foliage. (85 days from transplant).
- Source
- Heritage Harvest Seed
Location: Carman, Manitoba, Canada
MI FL J
- Moderate vines (5-6 ft) benefit from caging or staking, 75 days, good production of medium (4-6 oz) dark red elongated fruit with pointed ends. Meaty and juicy, good flavor for a paste-type variety. Some describe strains that produce noticeably larger fruit than what I obtain, up to 8-12 oz.
- Source
- OH KN C
Year: 1993, 1999, 2001
Location: Augusta, Michigan
IL LO N
- 85 days, indet., regular foliage, 4-6 oz fruit, paste type with good taste and yield.
- Source
- Tomato Growers Supply
Location: Oblong, Illinois
GERM SC K
- det., red tomato.
- Source
- CV Treml (Raritätengärtnerei Treml)
Year: 2003
Location: Quitzdorf am See, Germany
History
- Family heirloom tomato, originated in Winconsin but 'discovered' in Pennsylvania, which is the heart of the Amish Country. It goes back to the 1870's. Tom Hauch of Heirloom Seeds acquired this tomato from the Amish near Lancaster, Pennsylvania and he was told that this variety came from Amish farmers in Medford, Wisconsin. Tom Hauch shared the seed with Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster, PA.
- It was first introduced in the SSE 1987 Yearbook by Thane Earle of Whitewater, Wisconsin (WI EA T), who did not offer any description for this tomato, and it was re-offered by many SSE members since then.
- Many commercial sources noted for 2004 in the Garden Seed Inventory 6th edition.
- Selected by the Slow Food USA for their Ark of Taste Program - see [1].
Related
- Amish Red (Amish Paste X SunGold F1 cross, listed in the SSE Yearbook by Bill Minkey of Wisconsin (WI MI B)).
- Green Bombs (derived)
Seed Availability
Facts about Amish PasteRDF feed
| Fruit color | red + |
| Fruit shape | plum +, and elongated + |
| Fruit size | medium + |
| Fruit type | slicer +, and paste + |
| Growth habit | indet. + |
| Leaf | regular + |
| Maturity | midseason + |
| Member | B.C KO T +, MAN ST T +, MI FL J +, IL LO N +, and GERM SC K + |
| Vendor | Heritage Harvest Seed +, Tomato Growers Supply Company +, Heirloom Seeds +, Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds +, Gourmet Seed International +, Heirloom Tomatoes +, Sandhill Preservation +, Seed Savers Exchange +, Skyfire Garden Seeds +, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange +, Solana Seeds +, Tomatofest +, and West Coast Seeds + |
