Millionaire Tomato

My husband's aunt grew millionaire tomatoes in the 1960's and later in Missouri. His Grandma received some seed from her and grew them in Iowa. She gave seed to my sister in Iowa who grew them and then saved more seed and shared with me here in Minnesota. I didn't save seed one year and then was unable to find it anywhere. Baker Creek began carrying it several years ago and I bought some. This tomato is the tastiest we've ever found and fairly easy to grow. The best slicing tomato of any variety, and we have grown almost everything there is over the last 45 years. If you can keep from eating all of them, they are wonderful for canning whole. You won't be disappointed.

I call these the big uglies. They made for great conversation and artistic-looking slices but the meat wasn't substantial. Most of the weight was in the bottom portion, the rest was hollow with seeds. Mine looked far more like accordions than what is pictured above and I've had a hard time getting the shoulders to ripen without the rest of the tomato rotting. I grew two plants and have more than I want. I had to rip one plant out yesterday because it kept producing and producing and spreading everywhere. It's great for a novelty but they just don't have enough substance for my tastes.