Orange-1

[PNW_D]

Old-Fashioned Tomato Marmalade
(from Put a Lid on It!)

5 cups coarsely chopped peeled Orange-1 tomatoes (about 2 ½ lbs)
2 large organic oranges
1 organic lemon
4 cups granulated sugar

• Place tomatoes in a large stainless steel or enamel saucepan.

• Halve and seed oranges and lemon. Finely chop fruit in food processor or blender and add to tomatoes. Bring mixture to a full boil over high heat. Slowly add sugar, stirring until sugar is completely dissolved. Return to a boil and boil rapidly until mixture will form a gel, about 1 hour, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.

• Ladle into sterilized jars and process (Shorter Time Processing Procedure – 5 minutes) http://www.homecanning.com/usa/ALBasics.asp

Makes about 6 cups
Variation: Gingered Tomato Marmalade: Add 3 tbsp finely chopped peeled gingerroot during cooking.

Orange-1 is the perfect tomato for this marmalade – very few seeds, nice and meaty, with a beautiful colour!!
Use organic citrus if possible.

[squibT]

Hi all,

Where would I get Orange-1 seeds from? I cant seem to find them listed at SSE or other seed sources. Sounds like a really good choice for me for next year....

[Andrey_BY]

squibT, I'm the original source of Orange-1 for foreign gardeners outside Belarus. So we can make a seedtrade later in autumn if you'd like.
Alternatively you CAN find it listed in SSE Yearbook 2007 in TOMATO YELLOW-ORANGE section

Here is what we have (the largest Orange-1 fruit is about 300 g and it is almost ripe)

[squibT]

Wow...great looking crop Andrey,

I would like to trade some seeds in the fall...thanx. I guess I could not find Orange-1 on the SSE site because I am not a member and cant see all the seed offerings?
Sounds like a great tomato. I hope to grow a few next year....

squibt

[Andrey_BY]

Yes, squibT, you can't find Orange-1 seeds just because it is available only from SSE members via SSE Yearbooks which you can have an access to if you will join SSE

OK, let's have a trade later in autumn...

[Andrey_BY]

Finally got ripe Orange-1 tomatoes on July 31. One of them was a really large for this variety - 360 g! Usually Orange-1 bears 100-200 g fruits so this was a great surprise for me and for Leonid Mishin from our Belarusian Institute of Vegetable Gardening who has developed this variety... The taste is exceptional as well - not too sweet with a lot of juice as I like