Tomato Amish Paste
The Amish Paste Tomato is a plum variety with a long history as a family heirloom tomato. It is reputed to have originated in the 1870s with the Amish people in Medford, Wisconsin, the oldest Amish settlement in that state.
The tomato is one of the bigger paste varieties. Fruit ranges from 6-12 ounces and vary in shape from oxheart to plum. In fact, many gardeners consider the variety too juicy and too seedy to cook down for tomato sauce, and use it for slicing instead.
It’s an indeterminate tomato and needs staking. Foliage is sparse, which exposes fruit to more sun than normal. That makes fruit susceptible to sunscald and cracking. During times of high heat, plants tend to droop.