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Originally Posted by Nan_PA_6b
On second thought, Carolyn, it's possible that someone in the taste testing misheard the name Zhiraf as Sheriff. Maybe I've been looking for a nonexistent tomato.
Nan
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Sandhill does have Giraffe (presumably Zhiraf/Giraffe)
FWIW, I accidentally found that Zolotoe Serdtse and Medovoe Serdtse were decent long keeping tomatoes -- though they're not listed anywhere as such that I know of. I picked them mature green and stored them in a cool area with cool plant lights over them and they ripened slowly over a period of months. I don't know if they behave that way consistently, but might be worth a try if you're looking for long keepers.
On thread topic -- the one I'm sad is (apparently) gone is
Livingston's Aristocrat -- it was very popular a century ago, and the description is interesting -- I mention it occasionally in hope that someone will pop up and say "Oh, we've grown that one in this area forever!"
But even if not, the once popular tomatoes are probably not really gone, but are surviving intact as or as a component of finds like "Grandpa's favorite tomato that our family always grows."