Ep. 213 - Livingston and the modern tomato
Ohio Mysteries
English - January 16, 2023 01:00 - 22 minutes - ★★★★★ - 277 ratingsHistory Society & Culture crime akron murder ohiomysteries ohiomystery shipwreck truecrime Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Before 1870, the tomato was a wild plant that most found hard, ugly and inedible. Most homes that had a plant just kept it as an ornamental curiosity. But after 15 years of work, A. W. Livingston of Reynoldsburg developed a sweet, juicy, smooth-skinned variety that made the tomato a commercial crop for the first time. Does Livingston deserve credit for "inventing" one of the world's favorite foods?
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Before 1870, the tomato was a wild plant that most found hard, ugly and inedible. Most homes that had a plant just kept it as an ornamental curiosity. But after 15 years of work, A. W. Livingston of Reynoldsburg developed a sweet, juicy, smooth-skinned variety that made the tomato a commercial crop for the first time. Does Livingston deserve credit for "inventing" one of the world's favorite foods?
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Featured Music: UFOS, by Jarrod Wolfe of Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Music: Audionautix- The Great Unknown, and The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch
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