Tomatopalooza[tm] V - Event and Pictures - Page 3

feldon30 · July 30, 2007

Sorbets are sugar syrup (water and sugar simmered on the stove until dissolved) with juice. Adding milk or cream would make it more of a sherbet or gelato.

It's best not to add lemon juice or other juices as it is simmering as they lose flavor from being cooked. If the idea of frozen lemonade makes your mouth water, sorbet is worth making. I really need to get back to making sorbet more often.

For making sorbets, The Krups Automatic Ice Cream Maker (used to be called the Krups Glaciere) can't be beat for $50. it's compact, quiet, and easy to clean. Ideal for use on a counter. No rock salt required.

You just need sufficient freezer room to keep the empty freezable canister for 12-18 hours beforehand.

Worth1 · July 30, 2007

So Morgan what you are saying is that with a boat motor a barrel and the 30 below weather on the slope this winter I can make this stuff.

Worth

**Lee** · July 30, 2007

Well, What an exciting time it was.
We had over 180 people and over 180 varieties to sample.

I am amazed that this has now become an event.
In 2002 when we first met at the small shelter at Umstead Park, we tasted
~60 varieties (most brought by Craig) with a small contingent of ~30 people.
I know my primary goal was to taste and share with others as many different
varieties as possible to see what was the best tasting maters around.

Fast foward 5 years, at Tomatopalooza[tm] is no longer a tomato tasting get
together. It has become a special event for friends to get together from all
walks of life and all places to meet and socialize, and share a passion for
tomatoes.

So, what did I think of the event.... Outstanding. Meeting Rena and her kids
after a long 6+ hour drive from Georgia showed someone with a real passion!
Meeting Suze and Morgan who hopped on a plane to be with us and share their
love for maters was amazing. Talking with Craig(Mischka) about the drive from
Mass! just to see what the hype was about shows true committment. Michelle was one I was most excited to see for her visit to Tomatopalooza, and not just
because she brought Martha's Lime Green Salad Sorbet! Visiting with Jim and
Andrew from SC/GA, Gary/Josh from around the corner, NCTim and Celtic was
encouraging to see and hear about all their mater growing seasons. And all
the others that I met and visited with. Its just hard to describe with words alone....

Oh, and there were a few tomatoes to taste!

Tim's Witty F3 RL9 was fantabulous! The hint of sungold that Patrina had mentioned in Zig Zag Wattle 2, was in there!
Lucky Cross and Little Lucky were displayed at their finest.
Green Giant was very good this year, Cherokee Green was great, but almost
surprisingly, Spears Tennessee Green was better!

Yes folks, I said STG was better than GG and CG. GG is a sweet tomato with a hint of tartness complimenting it in the background.
STG is a tart tomato with a hint of sweetness complimenting it in the background. Absolutely fantastic. And the group around me while tasting it
thought the same as well. We've got to get this one out!

It was great seeing all the dwarves, and for the second time, I brought
a real spitter of a tomato. This time it was my Zig Zag Wattle #2 RL1. Blechhhh.
Odd thing was that a co-workers' Zig Zag Wattle #2 (not represented), is
fabulous.

Again, thanks to all who came, and to our gracious hosts who loaned us the
use of their farm for the day. Y'all were the ones who truly made it marvelous.

Lee

Tomatopalooza[tm] 5 Varities - 185 different
4th of July F1
Akers West Virginia
Andrew Rahart Jumbo Red
Anna Banana Russian
Annanas Noir
Arkansas Traveler
Aunt Gertie's Gold
Aunt Ginny's Purple
Banksia Rose 3 RL3
Barossa Beauty PL1
Barossa Beauty PL2
Barossa Beauty PL3
Barossa Fest PL1
Barossa Fest PL2
Barossa Fest RL1
Barossa Fest RL2
Bashful F3 RL6 NCTIM RL1
Beauty King
Beefy Boy
Berkley Tie Dye
Better Boy
BHN589
Big Mama F1
Big Red F1
Black from Tula
Box Car Willie
Brandy Boy F1
Brandywine F3RL3 F4PL1 - F5PL1
Brandywine Pink
Brandywine Sudduth
Buck's County F1
Bundaberg rumball 3 RL1
Bundaberg rumball 3 RL2
Bundaberg rumball 3 RL3
Carbon
Carmello F1
Celebrity
Chapman
Cherokee chocolate
Cherokee Green
Cherokee Purple
Clare Valley Red RL2
Copia
Cuostralee
Dixie Golden Giant
Dopey F2 RL1
Dopey F2 RL2
Dopey F2 RL3
Dr. Neal
Dr. Wyche's Green F2
Dr. Wyche's Red F3
Dr. Wyche's Yellow F2
Dreamy
Dwarf Stone
Earl's Faux
Elfie
Eva
Eva Purple Ball
Gajo de Melon
Galapagos Island Yellow
Gary O'Sena
German Heirloom
German Johnson
German Johnson, potato leaf
Golden Dwarf Champion
Goose Creek
Green Doctor
Green Giant
Green Grape
Grumpy F2 PL1
Happy F3 RL2 - Cosmic RL1
Happy F3 RL2 - Cosmic RL2
Happy F3 RL2 - Cosmic RL3
Happy F3 RL3 - Patrina RL1
Happy F3 RL3 - Patrina RL2
Hawaiian Pineapple
Hugh's
Humph
Hungarian Italian Paste
Hungarian Red Paste
Husky Gold
Japanese Black Truffle
Jeff Davis
Juliet F1
June Pink
Kalmans Hungarian Pink
Kangaroo Paw Red RL1
Kangaroo Paw Red RL2
KBX
Kellogg's Breakfast
Kimberly
Kristina Bulgarian #1
LaRoma F1
Lemon Boy
Lillian's Yellow Heirloom
Lime Green Salad
Little Lucky
Lucky Cross
Maiden's Kiss
Malaschor Isura
Mexico Midget
Mortgage Lifter
Mortgage Lifter Pale Leaf
Mountain Fresh
Mountain Spring
Nebraska Wedding
New Big Dwarf
New Zealand Pear
Not Akers West Virginia
Not Aunt Gerties Gold
Not Opalka
Omar's Lebanese
Opalka
Orange Heart
Orange Heirloom
Perfection
Persimmon
Pineapple
Pink Ping Pong
Porterhouse Beefsteak
Rasp Red
Reif's Red Heart
Rose Quartz
Rosella Crimson RL1
Rosella Crimson RL2
Saint Piere
Shannon's
Sleazy A F2 RL1
Sleazy A F2 RL2
Sleazy B F3 Bruce's Purple RL1
Sleazy B F3 Bruce's Purple RL2
Sleazy B F3 RL1 - Patrina RL1
Sleazy B F3 RL1 - Patrina RL2
Sleazy B F3 RL1 - Patrina RL3
Sleepy F2 PL1
Sneezy F2 PL1
Sneezy F2 PL2
Sneezy F2 PL3
Sneezy F2 RL1
Sneezy F2 RL2
Sneezy F2 RL3
Soldaki
Spear's Tennessee Green
Stokes County
Striped Cavern
Stump of the World
Stumpy
Summer Cider
Summertime Gold 2 - PL1
Summertime Gold 2 - PL2
Summertime Gold 3 - PL1
Summertime Gold 3 - PL2
Summertime Gold 3 - RL1
Summertime Gold 3 - RL2
Summertime Gold 4 - PL1
Summertime Gold 4 - PL2
Summertime Gold 4 - RL2
Summertime Green PL2
Summertime Green PL3
Summertime Green PL4
Summertime Green RL2
Sungold
Sungold Select II
Sweet Million F1
Tennessee Heirloom
Thai Pink Egg
Tipsy
Turkey Chomp
Warratah Red RL1
Warratah Red RL2
White Wonder
Witty F2 RL1
Witty F3 NCTIM RL10
Witty F3 NCTIM RL8
Witty F3 NCTIM RL9
Yellow Brandywine
Yellow Pear
Zig Zag Wattle 1 - RL1
Zig Zag Wattle 1 - RL2
Zig Zag Wattle 2 - RL1
Zig Zag Wattle 2 - RL2
Zig Zag Wattle 2 - RL3
Zig Zag Wattle 2 - RL4
Zig Zag Wattle 2 - RL5

Suze · July 30, 2007

Three more for the list:

Summertime Gold 1 - PL1
Vorlon
Shuntukski Velican

feldon30 · July 31, 2007

and not just Cherokee Purple, but Cherokee Purple saved from those original 1996 seeds and then the next year's 1997 seeds.

(all good of course)

People are always surprised to hear that Craig is the one who discovered Cherokee Purple ("You mean the Cherokee Purple at nurseries all over the U.S.?" -- "Yes, that one!").

**Mischka** · July 31, 2007

I tasted almost every variety and there were so many great tasting ones that I can only remember the one sole tomato that tasted really terrible.

Copia, hands down. Sour, weird off-flavor and even with a liberal sprinkling of salt it tasted awful. Deceptively attractive to the eye but very rough on the taste buds.

Now I know why there was so much hype written about this variety. It needs all the hype it can get to disguise the fact that it looks much, much nicer than it tastes.

Worth1 · July 31, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mischka

I tasted almost every variety and there were so many great tasting ones that I can only remember the one sole tomato that tasted really terrible.

Copia, hands down. Sour, weird off-flavor and even with a liberal sprinkling of salt it tasted awful. Deceptively attractive to the eye but very rough on the taste buds.

Now I know why there was so much hype written about this variety. It needs all the hype it can get to disguise the fact that it looks much, much nicer than it tastes.

I hear that!!!!!!!!!
I'm glad I only got to eat the one tomato that the 3 foot wide 15 foot long plant put out.

What a waste of space!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anybody want some free copia seeds.
I will pay for the postage and handling too.

Worth

**nctomatoman** · July 31, 2007

Copia - probably also the worst tasting tomato of Tomatopalooza IV! It is legendary...but not in a good way!

Zana · July 31, 2007

Thanks for the heads up on Copia. I'll take the concensus from the tasters at Tomatopalooza over my uninformed perusing of seed catalogue "fantasy" hypes. I've now removed it from my list of future tomatoes to grow.

feldon30 · July 31, 2007

Grow Little Lucky instead.

Andrey_BY · July 31, 2007

Or my Green Copia

It has got a much better flavor

felpec · July 31, 2007

Wow, that bottom photo should be the 2007 Tomatopalooza Christmas Ornament.

Andrey_BY · August 2, 2007

felpec, that is from my last year harvest exposition

celticman · August 2, 2007

Great Event,
The tomatoes form the dwarf table were very impressive. The taste, size an productivity. (Sleazy and Summertime were all very good) It was also nice putting faces with names.
Celticman (the only one with a baseball hat with a Griffin on it)

NCTIM · August 2, 2007

Hello Celtic,

I remember speaking with you now. It is nice to place a face with a name. I wish I had watched the crossing demostration with you. That would have great.

Tim

July 30, 2007	#3
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	Well, What an exciting time it was. We had over 180 people and over 180 varieties to sample. I am amazed that this has now become an event. In 2002 when we first met at the small shelter at Umstead Park, we tasted ~60 varieties (most brought by Craig) with a small contingent of ~30 people. I know my primary goal was to taste and share with others as many different varieties as possible to see what was the best tasting maters around. Fast foward 5 years, at Tomatopalooza[tm] is no longer a tomato tasting get together. It has become a special event for friends to get together from all walks of life and all places to meet and socialize, and share a passion for tomatoes. So, what did I think of the event.... Outstanding. Meeting Rena and her kids after a long 6+ hour drive from Georgia showed someone with a real passion! Meeting Suze and Morgan who hopped on a plane to be with us and share their love for maters was amazing. Talking with Craig(Mischka) about the drive from Mass! just to see what the hype was about shows true committment. Michelle was one I was most excited to see for her visit to Tomatopalooza, and not just because she brought Martha's Lime Green Salad Sorbet! Visiting with Jim and Andrew from SC/GA, Gary/Josh from around the corner, NCTim and Celtic was encouraging to see and hear about all their mater growing seasons. And all the others that I met and visited with. Its just hard to describe with words alone.... Oh, and there were a few tomatoes to taste! Tim's Witty F3 RL9 was fantabulous! The hint of sungold that Patrina had mentioned in Zig Zag Wattle 2, was in there! Lucky Cross and Little Lucky were displayed at their finest. Green Giant was very good this year, Cherokee Green was great, but almost surprisingly, Spears Tennessee Green was better! Yes folks, I said STG was better than GG and CG. GG is a sweet tomato with a hint of tartness complimenting it in the background. STG is a tart tomato with a hint of sweetness complimenting it in the background. Absolutely fantastic. And the group around me while tasting it thought the same as well. We've got to get this one out! It was great seeing all the dwarves, and for the second time, I brought a real spitter of a tomato. This time it was my Zig Zag Wattle #2 RL1. Blechhhh. Odd thing was that a co-workers' Zig Zag Wattle #2 (not represented), is fabulous. Again, thanks to all who came, and to our gracious hosts who loaned us the use of their farm for the day. Y'all were the ones who truly made it marvelous. Lee Tomatopalooza[tm] 5 Varities - 185 different 4th of July F1 Akers West Virginia Andrew Rahart Jumbo Red Anna Banana Russian Annanas Noir Arkansas Traveler Aunt Gertie's Gold Aunt Ginny's Purple Banksia Rose 3 RL3 Barossa Beauty PL1 Barossa Beauty PL2 Barossa Beauty PL3 Barossa Fest PL1 Barossa Fest PL2 Barossa Fest RL1 Barossa Fest RL2 Bashful F3 RL6 NCTIM RL1 Beauty King Beefy Boy Berkley Tie Dye Better Boy BHN589 Big Mama F1 Big Red F1 Black from Tula Box Car Willie Brandy Boy F1 Brandywine F3RL3 F4PL1 - F5PL1 Brandywine Pink Brandywine Sudduth Buck's County F1 Bundaberg rumball 3 RL1 Bundaberg rumball 3 RL2 Bundaberg rumball 3 RL3 Carbon Carmello F1 Celebrity Chapman Cherokee chocolate Cherokee Green Cherokee Purple Clare Valley Red RL2 Copia Cuostralee Dixie Golden Giant Dopey F2 RL1 Dopey F2 RL2 Dopey F2 RL3 Dr. Neal Dr. Wyche's Green F2 Dr. Wyche's Red F3 Dr. Wyche's Yellow F2 Dreamy Dwarf Stone Earl's Faux Elfie Eva Eva Purple Ball Gajo de Melon Galapagos Island Yellow Gary O'Sena German Heirloom German Johnson German Johnson, potato leaf Golden Dwarf Champion Goose Creek Green Doctor Green Giant Green Grape Grumpy F2 PL1 Happy F3 RL2 - Cosmic RL1 Happy F3 RL2 - Cosmic RL2 Happy F3 RL2 - Cosmic RL3 Happy F3 RL3 - Patrina RL1 Happy F3 RL3 - Patrina RL2 Hawaiian Pineapple Hugh's Humph Hungarian Italian Paste Hungarian Red Paste Husky Gold Japanese Black Truffle Jeff Davis Juliet F1 June Pink Kalmans Hungarian Pink Kangaroo Paw Red RL1 Kangaroo Paw Red RL2 KBX Kellogg's Breakfast Kimberly Kristina Bulgarian #1 LaRoma F1 Lemon Boy Lillian's Yellow Heirloom Lime Green Salad Little Lucky Lucky Cross Maiden's Kiss Malaschor Isura Mexico Midget Mortgage Lifter Mortgage Lifter Pale Leaf Mountain Fresh Mountain Spring Nebraska Wedding New Big Dwarf New Zealand Pear Not Akers West Virginia Not Aunt Gerties Gold Not Opalka Omar's Lebanese Opalka Orange Heart Orange Heirloom Perfection Persimmon Pineapple Pink Ping Pong Porterhouse Beefsteak Rasp Red Reif's Red Heart Rose Quartz Rosella Crimson RL1 Rosella Crimson RL2 Saint Piere Shannon's Sleazy A F2 RL1 Sleazy A F2 RL2 Sleazy B F3 Bruce's Purple RL1 Sleazy B F3 Bruce's Purple RL2 Sleazy B F3 RL1 - Patrina RL1 Sleazy B F3 RL1 - Patrina RL2 Sleazy B F3 RL1 - Patrina RL3 Sleepy F2 PL1 Sneezy F2 PL1 Sneezy F2 PL2 Sneezy F2 PL3 Sneezy F2 RL1 Sneezy F2 RL2 Sneezy F2 RL3 Soldaki Spear's Tennessee Green Stokes County Striped Cavern Stump of the World Stumpy Summer Cider Summertime Gold 2 - PL1 Summertime Gold 2 - PL2 Summertime Gold 3 - PL1 Summertime Gold 3 - PL2 Summertime Gold 3 - RL1 Summertime Gold 3 - RL2 Summertime Gold 4 - PL1 Summertime Gold 4 - PL2 Summertime Gold 4 - RL2 Summertime Green PL2 Summertime Green PL3 Summertime Green PL4 Summertime Green RL2 Sungold Sungold Select II Sweet Million F1 Tennessee Heirloom Thai Pink Egg Tipsy Turkey Chomp Warratah Red RL1 Warratah Red RL2 White Wonder Witty F2 RL1 Witty F3 NCTIM RL10 Witty F3 NCTIM RL8 Witty F3 NCTIM RL9 Yellow Brandywine Yellow Pear Zig Zag Wattle 1 - RL1 Zig Zag Wattle 1 - RL2 Zig Zag Wattle 2 - RL1 Zig Zag Wattle 2 - RL2 Zig Zag Wattle 2 - RL3 Zig Zag Wattle 2 - RL4 Zig Zag Wattle 2 - RL5 __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.

July 31, 2007	#5
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	and not just Cherokee Purple, but Cherokee Purple saved from those original 1996 seeds and then the next year's 1997 seeds. (all good of course) People are always surprised to hear that Craig is the one who discovered Cherokee Purple ("You mean the Cherokee Purple at nurseries all over the U.S.?" -- "Yes, that one!"). __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

July 31, 2007	#6
Mischka Tomatoville® Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Bay State Posts: 3,207	I tasted almost every variety and there were so many great tasting ones that I can only remember the one sole tomato that tasted really terrible. Copia, hands down. Sour, weird off-flavor and even with a liberal sprinkling of salt it tasted awful. Deceptively attractive to the eye but very rough on the taste buds. Now I know why there was so much hype written about this variety. It needs all the hype it can get to disguise the fact that it looks much, much nicer than it tastes. __________________ Mischka One last word of farewell, Dear Master and Mistress. Whenever you visit my grave, say to yourselves with regret but also with happiness in your hearts at the remembrance of my long happy life with you: "Here lies one who loved us and whom we loved." No matter how deep my sleep I shall hear you, and not all the power of death can keep my spirit from wagging a grateful tail.

July 31, 2007	#8
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Copia - probably also the worst tasting tomato of Tomatopalooza IV! It is legendary...but not in a good way! __________________ Craig

July 31, 2007	#10
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Grow Little Lucky instead. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

July 30, 2007	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	So Morgan what you are saying is that with a boat motor a barrel and the 30 below weather on the slope this winter I can make this stuff. Worth

July 30, 2007	#4
Suze Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,027	Three more for the list: Summertime Gold 1 - PL1 Vorlon Shuntukski Velican

July 31, 2007	#9
Zana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,521	Thanks for the heads up on Copia. I'll take the concensus from the tasters at Tomatopalooza over my uninformed perusing of seed catalogue "fantasy" hypes. I've now removed it from my list of future tomatoes to grow.

July 31, 2007	#11
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	Or my Green Copia It has got a much better flavor __________________ 1 kg=2.2 lb , 1 m=39,37 in , 1 oz=28.35 g , 1 ft=30.48 cm , 1 lb= 0,4536 kg , 1 in=2.54 cm , 1 l = 0.26 gallon , 0 C=32 F Andrey a.k.a. TOMATODOR

July 31, 2007	#12
felpec Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Zone 5/6 New Jersey Posts: 122	Wow, that bottom photo should be the 2007 Tomatopalooza Christmas Ornament.

August 2, 2007	#13
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	felpec, that is from my last year harvest exposition __________________ 1 kg=2.2 lb , 1 m=39,37 in , 1 oz=28.35 g , 1 ft=30.48 cm , 1 lb= 0,4536 kg , 1 in=2.54 cm , 1 l = 0.26 gallon , 0 C=32 F Andrey a.k.a. TOMATODOR

August 2, 2007	#14
celticman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NC Posts: 170	Great Event, The tomatoes form the dwarf table were very impressive. The taste, size an productivity. (Sleazy and Summertime were all very good) It was also nice putting faces with names. Celticman (the only one with a baseball hat with a Griffin on it)

August 2, 2007	#15
NCTIM Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: zone 8 NC Posts: 286	Hello Celtic, I remember speaking with you now. It is nice to place a face with a name. I wish I had watched the crossing demostration with you. That would have great. Tim __________________ "You can observe a lot by just watching." - Yogi Berra