This one dates back to the turn of the century and is great for sauces and canning. It bears large 8 oz. deep red, paste type fruits with "real" tomato flavor.
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amish paste
Created from a distant strain of Tom Wagner's 'Shadow Boxing'. plant produces heavy yields of beautiful, small (2-3"), plum-shaped tomatoes with an attractive striping and a point on the end. Fruit has exceptionally good, sweet flavors.
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chocolate striped icicle
Paste Tomatoes
Fruits are richer and more flavorful than most paste tomatoes. They grow to 4 to 6", clustered in groups of 2 - 5. It can be eaten straight off the vine, but is highly prized for sauces and canning. Foliage is wispy but produces heavy crops.
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opalka
Loaded with vitamins, fiber and potassium, but low in fat and sodium! (Unlike it's meat counterpart) This heirloom has vigorous plants that set more fruit than most heirlooms. Fruits can be really large and are pie-shaped. A big producer they are fabulous for canning and putting into salads.
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polish linguisa
This Ukranian heirloom is a delicious purplish, egg-shaped fruit that is smooth with a sweet flavor. One of the best varieties for fresh eating, and preserving. Plants are very prolific; fruits weigh about 6 oz. I
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purple russian
Good producer of 2 x 3 inch, 1 lb., plum-shaped, red, paste tomatoes. Sweet, tangy, meaty fruit. These tomatoes can get very large, not unlike the Polish Linguisa. One of the best flavored sauce tomatoes and great for canning.
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rocky
Beautiful, neon yellow fruits, some with green striping, are sweet with lots of flavor. These seem to glow on the plant. A tomato that originated as a 'sport' from Mr. John Swenson's Speckled Roman.
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roman candle
The most well-known tomato for home canning and sauces for years. Although they are popular, I think there are better taasting paste/sauce tomatoes out there such as San Marzano Redorta and Polish Linguisa. Fruits are medium sized and hang in large clusters.
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roma
This is a very large (10-12 oz) San Marzano type plum tomato. Large, vigorous plant. Real tomato flavor and good to eat fresh or make sauce. I have a customer who couldn't say enough good things about it
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san marzano redorta
This is the tomato favored by a lot of professional chefs as the best tasting for sauces. Slightly later than Romas, they have excellent flavor and hang in large clusters. Holds well on the vine and has extra-high solids for canning. The fruits are slightly rectangular in shape.
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san marzano
Here's an unusually shaped tomato with fruits up to 6" long, like huge, red banana peppers. A prolific paste tomato, with fine flavored meat that is especially ideal for ketchup or sauces.
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sausage
SSE member John Swenson, developed this cross of Antique Roman and Banana Legs. Orange-red, 5" long fruits are a speckled paste-type, marked by irregular yellow stripes. Meaty fruits have hearty, "real tomato" flavor and almost no seeds.
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speckled roman
Improved variety of San Marzano tomato. A very productive, 1 x 5-inch, red paste tomato. A great addition to tomato sauces and salsas because of its exceptional flavors.
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super san marzano
This early maturing plant produces high yields of 2 to 3 oz red pear-shaped tomatoes. They are sweet and flavorful. Perfect for salads and for making sauce and paste. It has an extended shelf life and stores well. Suitable for containers, patios, or small gardens where space is very limited!
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window box roma
An improved version of the classic San Marzano paste tomato. Fruits are oblong in shape, to several inches, most popular for use in sauces. They also are tasty for fresh eating! Plants are fairly large, with great yields and are resistant to some of the most common tomato diseases.
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san marzano 2
Fruits are richer and more flavorful than most paste tomatoes. They grow to 4 to 6", clustered in groups of 2 - 5. It can be eaten straight off the vine, but is highly prized for sauces and canning. Foliage is wispy but produces heavy crops.
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cream sausage