On Sun, 2 Dec 2007 16:31:54 -0800 (PST), aem <[email hidden]>
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Christine Dabney said:
From what I remember, it is a different variety. I have had both, and the grape tomato tastes different to me. It is sweeter,with a more pronounced tomato flavor than the cherry tomato. That could just be me, though. 😉 [snip]
Correct, grape tomato is a different variety. Smaller -- grape size, rather than cherry size -- and more flavorful. The vines are very hardy; I have one in the backyard that is two years old and still producing fruit ! -aem
That's odd, cause what I have been reading on them is that they are a hybrid. And hybrids can't reproduce like that. At least that is what I have read so far, in several places. I admit I could be reading and understanding it wrong though..LOL
Oh pshaw, on Sun 02 Dec 2007 05:09:10p, Christine Dabney meant to say...
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sf said:
hahabogus said:
I prefer to not cut the grape tomatoes...Warm grape tomatoes bursting in your mouth is a glourious thing.
What's the difference between a grape tomato and a cherry tomato?
From what I remember, it is a different variety. I have had both, and the grape tomato tastes different to me. It is sweeter,with a more pronounced tomato flavor than the cherry tomato. That could just be me, though. 😉
Typically, besides what Christine said, they are also smaller and most are shaped more like a grape.
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On Sun, 2 Dec 2007 16:31:54 -0800 (PST), aem <[email hidden]>
Quoted message said:
Correct, grape tomato is a different variety. Smaller -- grape size, rather than cherry size -- and more flavorful. The vines are very hardy; I have one in the backyard that is two years old and still producing fruit ! -aem
That's odd, cause what I have been reading on them is that they are a hybrid. And hybrids can't reproduce like that. At least that is what I have read so far, in several places. I admit I could be reading and understanding it wrong though..LOL
You're no doubt right about reproducing. What I meant was that this plant never died, not that new plants came up from fallen seeds. It survived all last (very mild SoCal) winter, thrived over the second summer, and is still going now. I picked about 15 little fruits yesterday afternoon and added them to a spaghetti sauce I was making about five minutes from the end. You got a little extra burst of fresh flavor when you bit into one. -aem
