Amish paste tomato update

The big ones are starting to ripen.
This is the first and may be the biggest. We shall have to wait a few days to find out.
This first picture you can see what a handful it is.


It has a waist line of 10" !


And weighs in at 239 grammes (Thats just over 1/2 pound)

 

monster matoes

 

Small harvest this morning and comparison between the Armish and tumblers.
Six Armish v about 60 tumblers.

 

Update today:
One of the big ones has come good and the results are below.

Its a whopper...
Heavy at 361 grammes

Waistline is 11 3/4 inches
There is one I`m thinking is even bigger!

 

My target was one slice of tomato in one sandwich.
I have reached that target:gnthb::gnthb:

 

I`m saving a few seeds from these tomatoes and drying them one some paper.
If anybody would like a few drop me a pm..

 

Hi Robert. It's been an interesting thread, thanks

Cheers...freddy.

 

Amish paste is one of my favorites, i did alot of canning with it last year, sadly this year, with our cold and wet summer, i didnt get a chance to can anything.
Nice pics too.

 

Thanks for the interest fellow GCers. It makes these posts all worthwhile.
Just to finish I still have about 6lbs of them in a brown carrier bag with a banana to assist in ripening.

 

Ok. Just a final update and to show you how I hope to ripen the last of the Armish

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You'll be very happy with it, i planted a few extra's this year, just incase.

 

Amish looking good there John.
Good luck with them.
You know what you have to beat in weight and waistline:lollol:

 

What an absolutely fascinating thread ....... Amish paste come full circle

 

Thanks for comment Blueroses. Its what makes these threads worthwhile and the knowledge we are helping out fellow GCers
Robert