Old Time Tomatoes

tlintx · July 10, 2013

I wonder how much is the tomato and how much is our tastebuds.

I, for one, don't taste "sweet' like I used to. But sour - especially lemons - yum!

I have considered growing some of the really old varieties, the ones like Junk Pink, Roi Humbert, and Early Large Red, next year. I suspect that some of them will be gems and some will have virtues (like longevity and firmness) that I won't appreciate as much as people 100 years ago did. And I wonder why they aren't grown more frequently? Or maybe they are, but people just don't think to mention them?

July 10, 2013	#15
tlintx Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: SeTx Posts: 881	I wonder how much is the tomato and how much is our tastebuds. I, for one, don't taste "sweet' like I used to. But sour - especially lemons - yum! I have considered growing some of the really old varieties, the ones like Junk Pink, Roi Humbert, and Early Large Red, next year. I suspect that some of them will be gems and some will have virtues (like longevity and firmness) that I won't appreciate as much as people 100 years ago did. And I wonder why they aren't grown more frequently? Or maybe they are, but people just don't think to mention them?