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Title: Best French Tomatoes
Post by: Barnowl on January 28, 2009, 11:06:58
Interesting to see what Graines Baumaux consider their best tomatoes....

http://www.graines-baumaux.fr/popup_newsletter.php?lettre=289 (http://www.graines-baumaux.fr/popup_newsletter.php?lettre=289)

Coeur de Toro looks like a development of Coeur de Boeuf and Zebrino looks like a Red Zebra  but otherwise I don't recognise any of the names.
Title: Re: Best French Tomatoes
Post by: saddad on January 28, 2009, 12:22:40
Many tomatoes are "international" eg our "Pineapple" is the french variety Annanas... potato Leaf White takes some translating as well... we'll get DebP onto it!!  ;D
Title: Re: Best French Tomatoes
Post by: Barnowl on January 28, 2009, 13:25:22
Funnily enough Baumaux use a lot of English - our Pineapple Tomato is...........Tomato Pineapple :)
Title: Re: Best French Tomatoes
Post by: Deb P on January 28, 2009, 15:30:58
Quote from: saddad on January 28, 2009, 12:22:40
Many tomatoes are "international" eg our "Pineapple" is the french variety Annanas... potato Leaf White takes some translating as well... we'll get DebP onto it!!  ;D

Har har.... ::) ;D ;)
Title: Re: Best French Tomatoes
Post by: manicscousers on January 28, 2009, 16:52:53
pomme de terre  'leaf'   blanc, isn't it  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Best French Tomatoes
Post by: Barnowl on January 28, 2009, 17:58:20
Appropriate moment to remind people of the French Navy's motto?

  "To the water it is the hour"


Title: Re: Best French Tomatoes
Post by: saddad on January 28, 2009, 19:24:30
Blanche a feuilles de pomme de terre, with an acute accent on the "a" according to the book Manics!! ;D
Title: Re: Best French Tomatoes
Post by: manicscousers on January 28, 2009, 19:54:37
thank you, saddad, threw all my french books out years ago  ;D
Title: Re: Best French Tomatoes
Post by: Barnowl on January 29, 2009, 11:05:19
Quote from: Barnowl on January 28, 2009, 17:58:20
Appropriate moment to remind people of the French Navy's motto?

  "To the water it is the hour"


[spoiler]A l'eau, c'est l'heure (say it out loud) [/spoiler]
Title: Re: Best French Tomatoes
Post by: Deb P on January 29, 2009, 11:39:09
Took me a sec, but got it!! ;D ;D ;D