Rockvale Taste Test '07 - The Top 3

tomatoguy · September 2, 2007

Today marked the second annual Rockvale Taste Test. 15 people, 3 of whom grow out my plants every year, were given the choice of 13 varieties to rate. They were as follows:

Brandywine Sudduth's
Delicious
Mortgage Lifter
Cuostralee
Polish C
Earl's Faux
Mortgage Lifter Bi-Color
Berkeley Tie-Dye
Golden Queen USDA Strain
Granny Cantrell's German Red
Big Red
Ashleigh
RL Brandywine Cross

The winners were:

1. Mortgage Lifter (source TGS)
2. tie Delicious (Weeks') and Cuostralee (TGS)
3. Berkeley Tie-Dye (from Bigcheef)

Participants were shown numbered entries and recorded their favorites on a paper ballot. ML has been really great this year. The texture is what makes it special. Some of the tomatoes coming in now after a 5 week drought and heat wave are hard and tough but ML is still fine.

mater

Rena · September 2, 2007

It's always nice to get together with other tomato heads! Sounds like a good time!

**Lee** · September 2, 2007

Cuostralee came in second?!?! I want a recount!

Thanks for the report!

Lee

korney19 · September 3, 2007

WOW... what's this world coming to when Delicious ties Cuostralee?!

BigdaddyJ · September 3, 2007

DELICIOUS? Who'd have thunk it????

September 2, 2007	#1
tomatoguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rockvale, TN Zone 7A Posts: 526	Rockvale Taste Test '07 - The Top 3 Today marked the second annual Rockvale Taste Test. 15 people, 3 of whom grow out my plants every year, were given the choice of 13 varieties to rate. They were as follows: Brandywine Sudduth's Delicious Mortgage Lifter Cuostralee Polish C Earl's Faux Mortgage Lifter Bi-Color Berkeley Tie-Dye Golden Queen USDA Strain Granny Cantrell's German Red Big Red Ashleigh RL Brandywine Cross The winners were: 1. Mortgage Lifter (source TGS) 2. tie Delicious (Weeks') and Cuostralee (TGS) 3. Berkeley Tie-Dye (from Bigcheef) Participants were shown numbered entries and recorded their favorites on a paper ballot. ML has been really great this year. The texture is what makes it special. Some of the tomatoes coming in now after a 5 week drought and heat wave are hard and tough but ML is still fine. mater

September 2, 2007	#3
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	Cuostralee came in second?!?! I want a recount! Thanks for the report! Lee __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.

September 3, 2007	#5
BigdaddyJ Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Zone7 Delaware Posts: 399	DELICIOUS? Who'd have thunk it???? __________________ Farmer at Heart

September 2, 2007	#2
Rena Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Warm Springs, GA Posts: 1,421	It's always nice to get together with other tomato heads! Sounds like a good time!

September 3, 2007	#4
korney19 Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Co-Founder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Niagara Frontier Posts: 942	WOW... what's this world coming to when Delicious ties Cuostralee?!