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Discover tomatoes...a fruit with many interesting varieties that can be served fresh or cooked.
Tomatoes are the world's most popular fruit. If you have ever tasted a home grown tomato you will know why and if you haven't, try growing you own and you will soon see the light.
Tomatoes:
- Varieties provide all shapes, sizes and flavours – something for everyone
- Contain extra minerals, vitamins and nutrients
- Some varieties can be grown in a pot or a hanging basket
- But most of all they are versatile!
Our selection of popular tomatoes are perfect for the home garden.
Truss Tomatoes
Hints on Vine Truss Tomato Storage
With vine truss tomatoes the grower will notice that the first fruit on the branch ripens first and then progressive fruit ripens down the branch. The fruit will require a slight colour tinge, a change from the green stage before picking, to progress with ripening. The fruits may be picked separately and the remainder left on the vine to continue towards ripening stage.
Tomatoes taste best at room temperature. Tomato fruit will continue to ripen after picking, due to temperature, not sunlight. Do not crowd, place in a single layer is best.
Cupid Truss Tomato
- Sweet, small heart shaped, red fruit, truss formation
- Stake required
- Suited to salads and lunch box snacks
Ebony Truss Tomato
- Sweet tasting, firm, rich mahogany coloured, medium sized fruit, truss formation
- Stake required
- Suited to salads, sandwiches and cooked dishes
Gourmet Truss Tomato
- Flavoursome, red, medium sized fruit, truss formation
- Good mid season set
- Strong truss formation
- Stake required
- Suited to salads, sandwiches and cooked dishes
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Recipe – Relish the Relish
Relish, a homemade favourite to be enjoyed on hamburgers, cold meat and a tablespoon to give that special lift to casseroles.
Ingredients
2kg proudly homegrown tomatoes, chopped
2 small apples, peeled, cored and chopped
750ml vinegar
500g sugar
4 small onions, chopped
2 garlic cloves
2 tbls salt
1 dessertspoon mustard powder
1 dessertspoon curry powder
1 tbls cornflour
extra ½ cup of vinegar
Instructions
Place the tomatoes, onions, apples, garlic, 750ml vinegar, salt, mustard, curry powder and sugar into a large pot.
Bring to the boil, stirring- boil for one and half hours.
Mix the cornflour to a paste with the half cup of vinegar, add to the mixture and stir till thickened.
Pour into sterilized jars and seal.
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