"Louis Cohen" > wrote in message >...
> Several years ago, I got some seeds of a mostly wild tomato variety from
> Native Seeds Search (www.nativeseeds.org). The fruit were the size of
> berries with a deep, strong tomato flavor. When I stopped planting
> tomatoes, they continued to volunteer for years. Our old dog, Jet, used to
> nibble the ripe ones right off the bush.
>
> I just checked their web site; they don't seem to have that variety any
> more. This looks like the closest thing in their current catalog:
> http://www.nativeseeds.org/v2/prod.php?prodID=TM005
>
> I've never seen them in stores, but maybe someone in growing them
> commercially now.
>
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> Louis Cohen
> Living la vida loca at N37° 43' 7.9" W122° 8' 42.8"
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>
> "RMiller" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I recently returned from California where I attended a wine and food
> tasting.
> > Everything was delicious and the wines were perfect.
> >
> > The big thing for me tho was a salad made of fresh corn , and tiny , tiny
> > tomatoes.
> > They were about the size of a pearl. I have never seen them before. They
> were
> > much smaller than the Grape Tomatoes.
> >
> > Has any one had these before ? Can you buy them in other places , or was
> this
> > just a local delicacy?
> >
> > Rosie
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I have a photo in a book (not a cookbook) but a book ABOUT food. They
call them "Currant Tomatoes" and they look to be about the size of
smallish blueberries - or (Duh) currants
Lynn from Fargo
(Tasted home grown grape tomatoes today just as sweet as store bought
but with twice the tomato flavor.)