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100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden (Smith and Hawken)
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by:
Male, Carolyn J.
Iannotti, Frank
Whealy, Kent
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Publisher:
Workman Publishing
Published: June 1, 1999
ISBN: 0761114009
Format:Paperback
Pages:272
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Book Description
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This is a book for the true tomato snob who is not content with the ordinary red beefsteak weighing heavily on the vine at the end of summer. Yellow, pink, green, and orange tomatoes are all part of this guide to heirloom varieties, many
of which are only available through catalogs or through an organization called the Seed Savers Exchange.
Author Carolyn Male favors heirlooms that have been passed down through families, not commercially created hybrids. She does not hesitate
to be critical, calling some varieties mealy or bland, while others send her into epiphanies. Although she makes gestures toward guiding the novice, this is a book for either food fanatics or experts who move in the subculture of truly obsessed
gardeners catering to gourmet cooks and specialty markets. Throughout the book, enticing photographs of freshly picked heirlooms remind the reader that grocery store tomatoes aren't really tomatoes at all, sitting sadly under fluorescent lights, losing
their flavor and color. If only they had been born in a tomato snob's garden; then they would have been treated like royalty. --Emily White
Book News, Inc.
Tomato aficionado and professor of microbiology Dr. Male provides a detailed analysis
of 100 heirloom tomatoes, with observations ranging from their foliage type and productivity to nuances of flavor. Includes chapters on tomato culture and seed-saving, with excellent color photographs. -- Copyright © 1999 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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