Amish Paste
| Amish Paste | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | red |
| Fruit shape | plum, elongated |
| Fruit size | medium |
| Fruit type | slicer, paste |
| Variety type | family heirloom |
| Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- 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 far too juicy and seedy to be a true paste, excellent flavor.
Seed source:
- 1. Reimer Seeds
- 2. West Coast Seeds 11
- 3. Fedco Seeds 13
- 4. Vancouver seed swap, April 2005
Year grown: 2006(1), 2012*(3), 2014*(2)
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
- Reimer Seeds / 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
- Reimer Seeds / 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
- Reimer Seeds / Tomato Growers Supply
Location: Oblong, Illinois
GERM SC K
- det., red tomato.
- Source
- Reimer Seeds / CV Treml (Raritätengärtnerei Treml)
Year: 2003
Location: Quitzdorf am See, Germany
CZEC GR V
- Indeterminate tomato wit regular leaf, oval red tomato, 180-210 g, very good for sauces and pastes, good fresh taste.
Seed source:
- Heidi
Year grown: 2022
Location: Czech republic, Brno, 780 ft
History
- A family heirloom tomato, originated in Wisconsin but "discovered" in Pennsylvania, the heart of the Amish Country. It goes back to the 1870s. 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, Pennsylvania.
- It was first introduced in the SSE 1987 Yearbook by Thane Earle of Whitewater, Wisconsin (WI EA T), who did not offer any description, and since then, it has been offered again by many SSE members.
- 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
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Amish Paste. 2006.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Amish Paste. 2006.
Brian Creelman, Canada. Amish Paste - ripe fruit. (uploaded with the owner's permission)
Vladimir Gross. Amish Paste – ripe fruit. -2022-08-05.
Vladimir Gross. Amish Paste – ripe fruit. -2022-08-15.
Vladimir Gross. Amish Paste – sliced fruit. -2022-08-16.
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