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"Livingston
and the Tomato"
by A. W. Livingston with a forward by Andrew F. Smith First
published in 1893, Livingston and the Tomato contains both
descriptions and drawings of the tomato varieties he introduced. The
book features over sixty tomato recipes, including ones for slicing,
frying, escalloping, baking, and broiling tomatoes; as well as for
tomato toast, custard, soup, pie, preserves, figs, jam, butter,
salad, sauce, and omelets.
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The following
varieties, although not Livingston introductions, are old varieties that
were offered in Livingston's catalogs.
| Earliana
(65 days) Indeterminate, extra early five to six ounce fruit is set in
clusters of six tomatoes or more. The bright red color and
tasty flavor makes this a great early tomato. |
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Ponderosa
The fruits ripen early and bears well until very late; very
solid, almost seedless, of good sub-acid flavor and of immense
size, frequently weighing more than two pounds. Somewhat
scattered on the vine, and a small percentage are rather rough.Click
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Red
Currant
The 1918 Livingston catalog simply describes this as,
"Smallest of all sorts". It is an extremely prolific
grower and producer of small, 1/2 inch, red, and occasionally
yellow, fruits. The plants are best left to their wild,
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| Yellow
Pear-Shape (78
days) Documented as a pre-1800 variety. Yellow pear shape,
firm skinned, nice flavor, 1-1/2 inch long fruit. Good in
salads, sauces or by themselves. They have been fairly
cold tolerant and commonly one of the last ones living
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