Black Plum as a Sauce/Paste Variety? - Page 2

IronPete · October 11, 2015

The Dwarf Tomato project put out a purple heart as well. Dwarf Purple Heart. Any idea if it would cook up well like the BBH mentioned above?

Cole_Robbie · October 11, 2015

I have never had Black Plum. I do have, for next year, Purple Russian and Black Icicle. There is also Darth Mater, which I have not yet grown.

The icicle cherries also come in orange, yellow, and pink. I'm thinking they would all make decent sauce, but I have not tried it yet.

I have a ton of seeds for Prune Verte, a green plum from France. It would make an unusual sauce.

Lindalana · October 11, 2015

Black plum should be in everyone's garden, it is lovely and prolific variety. Not sure about paste, it is salad type grape shaped tomato. Adding to sauce -meh, unless you have a way to remove all the skin. I eat it most or use for salad. There are bigger varieties darks for sauces IMHO. Cole, Purple Russian is great big plum, grows well for me.
Next year I am planning on growing Black Moor, which Tania thinks similar to Black Plum, but Doublehelixfarms has picture that is a bit different as Steve sells both...

BackyardFarm · October 12, 2015

I made a big batch of sauce from Japanese Black Trifeles this year that turned out fantastic. I'll be planting more in 2016 to make more black tomato sauce.

My notes: More watery than paste tomatoes. Worth the extra time simmering for the excellent flavor. I used a mill to remove seeds and skin. (Eating them fresh they have more seeds than my San Marzanos did). Grow lots more.

October 11, 2015	#16
IronPete Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Charlottetown, PEI, Canada Posts: 302	The Dwarf Tomato project put out a purple heart as well. Dwarf Purple Heart. Any idea if it would cook up well like the BBH mentioned above? __________________ Thanks; Iron Pete "We can agree to disagree."

October 11, 2015	#17
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I have never had Black Plum. I do have, for next year, Purple Russian and Black Icicle. There is also Darth Mater, which I have not yet grown. The icicle cherries also come in orange, yellow, and pink. I'm thinking they would all make decent sauce, but I have not tried it yet. I have a ton of seeds for Prune Verte, a green plum from France. It would make an unusual sauce.

October 11, 2015	#18
Lindalana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 857	Black plum should be in everyone's garden, it is lovely and prolific variety. Not sure about paste, it is salad type grape shaped tomato. Adding to sauce -meh, unless you have a way to remove all the skin. I eat it most or use for salad. There are bigger varieties darks for sauces IMHO. Cole, Purple Russian is great big plum, grows well for me. Next year I am planning on growing Black Moor, which Tania thinks similar to Black Plum, but Doublehelixfarms has picture that is a bit different as Steve sells both...

October 12, 2015	#19
BackyardFarm Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Wisconsin, zone 4b Posts: 360	I made a big batch of sauce from Japanese Black Trifeles this year that turned out fantastic. I'll be planting more in 2016 to make more black tomato sauce. My notes: More watery than paste tomatoes. Worth the extra time simmering for the excellent flavor. I used a mill to remove seeds and skin. (Eating them fresh they have more seeds than my San Marzanos did). Grow lots more.