Cherry Tomatoes- How 16 Became 20

If you are keeping up with my progress you will note that I have actually seeded 20 different varieties. In a previous post I described in detail the 16 indeterminate varieties. I have also seeded four different cherry tomatoes. I am sort of new to Cherries. I personally like them and keep a hidden salt shaker in the garden to eat them right off the vine. My old friend, Bobby Olmsted, likes them a lot and I try and get him a bunch or two each year.

This year I will try Black Cherry, Sun Gold, Supersweet 100 and Riesentraube. Black Cherry is a large dark fruit and is really tasty. Sun Gold, like its name is golden when ripe and very sweet. These two are repeats for me and boy, are they prolific. I am trying to find a real good red cherry to go with these two must grow varieties and have been unsuccessful in the past. This year the reds will be Supersweet 100 and Riesentraube. What I am shooting for is a colorful medely of black, gold and red.

I am partial to a recipe using ripe red cherry tomatoes which we served at my daughter's wedding:

Lansdale's Wedding Tomatoes

Fresh red cherry tomatoes
Kosher salt
Vodka
Toothpicks

Harvest fresh red cherry tomatoes. Stick several holes in each tomato with a tooth pick and soak overnight in a copious amount of good vodka. Chill in ice box. Drain vodka and save for Bloody Mary's. Serve soaked tomatoes with toothpicks and Kosher salt. These appetizers will have your guests in interesting and exciting conversation in no time. For more great recipes...see my daughter's food blog: Sweet Salty and Southern.