Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> flitterbit > wrote:
>
>>> Cherry tomatoes get HYOOGE!
>>>
>> I'd amend that to, "cherry tomatoes worth growing ...", ie, in my neck
>> of the woods, Sweet Millions and Sweet 100s, whose vines on my vertical
>> frames outdoors typically reach 6 feet or more. I've yet to find a
>> compact-growth variety with a fraction of the flavour of either Sweet
>> Millions or Sweet 100s.
>> >
>>> Now that the inlaws have moved back into town, I can justify growing a
>>> couple of sweet 100's this year. <g>
>> >
>> Heh -- I'm the only tomato eater in this house and every year I grow two
>> Sweet Millions and a couple of others for variety. Last year it was
>> Sweet Millions, "Juliette" grape tomatoes, yellow pear and Cupid, a sort
>> of heart-shaped largish cherry tomato. I won't bother with the latter
>> two varieties again; while the fruits are interesting in appearance (ie,
>> look pretty in a salad), they didn't have much flavour at all.
>
> I love sweet 100's, but there is a variety of plum tomato that is a
> good producer too. The tomatoes are a bit meatier so suitable for
> cooking if you want to peel them. I just blanch and give them a pinch
> and they pop right out of the skin.
>
> Sweet 100's are good for sauces too if you end up with too many. Peel
> the same way. :-)
>
>
In the years I have excess, I toss them into freezer bags and add them
to soups and stuff in the winter; they of course can't be eaten the same
way as fresh, but add summer flavour when I need it most. I don't even
bother skinning and seeding

Are the plum tomatoes San Marzanos? I've read that they're typically
flavourful and preferred by lots of home growers.