Paste/Processing Tomatoes
| Amish Paste* |
74 |
Ind |
This one has been handed down for generations in Amish families. Dark
pink fruits average 7-8 oz, and have a great taste. They can double as a
slicer! |
1, 2, 10, 22, 23, 24 |
| Aunt Mary's Paste Tomato* |
75 |
Semi-
determ |
Originally from Wisconsin. Small shiny 3" by 1 1/2" fruits
average 3-4 oz. Blemish free and prolific. |
20 |
| Baylor Paste* |
78 |
Ind |
From the Baylor family of Texas. 4-6 oz plum shaped, thick walled
and blemish free. |
13 |
| Bellstar |
74 |
Det |
Very early dark red 4-6 oz paste tomato. Relatively juicy, makes a
good slicer too! |
2, 3, 4, 8 |
| Big Red Paste |
|
Ind |
Good yields of 8-16 oz large paste type fruits with good flavor. |
SSE (17) |
| Black Plum |
78 |
Ind |
Russian variety with good taste...deep mahogany to brown fruit from
1 1/2-3" long. Roma shaped. Very meaty. |
2, 10, 11, 21 |
| Bulgarian Triumph* |
75 |
Ind |
Very good yields of 2-4 oz juicy and VERY SWEET fruits. This tomato
can be added to tomato sauce instead of other sweeteners when there is too
much "bite. Equally good as a slicer. |
SSE (17) |
| Canadian Long Red |
90 |
Ind |
2x5 fruits, moderate yield, very meaty paste type. |
SSE (17) |
| Carol Chyko's Big Paste* |
90 |
Ind |
A favorite in my 1995 trials. Although we didn't get many fruits,
they were all HUGE--more than 1#, good tasting and meaty. |
SSE (17) |
| Debarao* |
72 |
Ind |
Russian plum from the Farmer's Market in Irkutsk, Siberia. Smooth
oval, deep red and firm 3-4 oz fruits are great for salads and sauce. |
4 |
| Denali |
65 |
Ind |
Plum shaped red tomato from Alaska. Tangy flavor. |
13 |
Dominick's Paste* |
|
Ind |
Large, Roma-shaped, multi-purpose Italian tomato. Juicy with a fresh
flavor and firm texture. |
8 |
| Giant Paste* |
72 |
Ind |
Handed down through an Oklahoma family, this is a large, oval, 6-10
oz fruit that is so tasty it can be used for sauce, canning, or as a slicer. |
2 |
| Gilberte's Paste* |
|
Ind |
A long sweet paste tomato from High Mowing Organic Seed Farm. Similar
to Sausage. |
20 |
| Grandma Mary's* |
68 |
Ind |
Large meaty 6-10 oz paste tomato. Sets even in cool weather. |
3 |
| Hogheart |
85 |
Ind |
Hogheart is orignally from Italy, and as far as I'm concerned is the
best paste tomato going! Huge, averaging 12 oz. Sometimes they twin and
are really heart-shaped. |
SSE (17) |
| Howard German Paste |
80 |
Ind |
Old variety that bears 5 1/2" long pointed 5 oz meaty fruits.
Excellent for processing. |
2 |
| Hungarian Italian* |
90 |
Ind |
Produces very high quality paste tomatoes, meaty with few seeds. Late
to ripen, but can be finished indoors. |
SSE (17) |
| Italian Gold Hybrid |
70 |
Det |
This is a "Golden Roma". Pear shaped fruits are easy to
peel, juicy, and very high in natural pectins. |
1, 2, 15, 23 |
| La Rossa VF2 |
78 |
Det |
Italian type, thick and dry. 4 oz fruits are best for processing. |
4, 6, 18 |
| Milano |
63 |
Det |
Italian paste. Hybrid plum-type tomato with very compact bushes. These
are quite dry and cook down quickly. Try drying them. |
16 |
| New Zealand Paste* |
80 |
|
Large, meaty bell-shaped pink canning tomato. Heirloom variety is
tolerant of heat and drought. |
2 |
| Opalka* |
85 |
Ind |
Large Polish paste thhat was a hit in our 1995 trials. Vigorous plants produce
2 1/2x6 plump pepper-shaped red fruit with orange shoulders. Good taste
for fresh eating, too. |
SSE (17) |
| Oroma |
87 |
Det |
Smooth cylindical 4 oz canning tomato, comes in clusters. These are
"pointy shaped, 3-3 1/2 long, and very easy to peel. |
8, 15, 19 |
| Palestinian* |
80 |
Ind |
Large crops of 6-8 oz dark pink paste type fruits. Full flavored. |
2 |
| Peasant* |
67 |
Det |
Siberian paste. Classic Roma-shaped 3-4 oz thick walled fruits. Great
fresh taste as well. |
SSE (17) |
| Polish Paste* |
85 |
Ind |
Very prolific, large red paste tomato. Fruit is 4-6" long with
a pointed end. Meaty and good tasting. |
2, 11 |
| Red Sausage |
85 |
Det |
Good yields of 4 1/2-5 long sausage shaped Roma style fruits. |
8 |
| Roma |
75 |
Det |
This is a classic paste tomato. Compact vines and meaty fruits which
ripen early and nearly all at once. |
1,2,5,6,11,12,
13,18,19 |
| San Marzano* |
80 |
Ind |
Sets the standard for paste and processing. Rectangular pear-shaped,
red, meaty, and up to 3 "long. |
1, 2, 6, 14 |
| San Remo |
76 |
Ind |
Italian paste tomato. Large sausage shaped, heavy, with few seeds. |
16 |
| Sausage |
75 |
Ind |
Uniquely shaped long, up to 6. Prolific red and dry paste tomato. |
1, 2, 23 |
| Sausalito Hybrid |
72 |
Det |
Round, deep red, 3 oz fruits that make thick sauce. The plants are
multiple disease resistant. |
1, 2, 5 |
| Sheriff VFFN |
75 |
Det |
Dense texture and rich tomato taste. Mid-size 3-4 oz firm plum fruits
ideal for salsa and sauce. |
4 |
| Sochulak* |
70 |
Ind |
Old variety, not entirely blemish free but being selected here in
Maine for earliness and disease resistance. Oval, pink-red and very meaty. |
3, 20, 21 |
| Square Paste VF |
74 |
Det |
Firm square-round crimson fruits. High yields. |
2 |
| Super Italian Paste* |
73 |
Ind |
Shaped like a banana pepper, about 6 long. The color is a deep red-orange.
Very little juice and few seeds--all meat! |
2, 22 |
| Super San Marzano Hybrid |
70 |
Ind |
A hybrid version of the old standard San Marzano. Large, pear-shaped,
and about 5" long! Fruit is naturally high in pectin and will give
a thick sauce. |
1, 2, 23 |
| Tip Top* |
70 |
Det |
Top shaped paste tomato that is smooth, mild, and blemish free. High
yields of 4oz fruits. |
6,13 |
| Tom Patti's Paste* |
85 |
Ind |
A hit in our 1995 trials! Good tasting, solid, heart shaped fruits
with food production. One of the reddest tomatoes I've ever seen. |
SSE (17) |
| Viva Italia VFFNA |
76 |
Det |
Very adaptable classic blocky pear-shaped red fruit. High yielder
with a zesty flavor. |
1,2,8,15, 18, 19, 23 |
| Wonder Light* |
78 |
Ind |
Russian yellow plum. Lemon shaped and lemon sizedbright yellow fruits
are good tasting, firm, and make a great addition to salads and salsas. |
4 |