LIVINGSTON AND THE TOMATO

A. W Livingston (1821-98) was a Reynoldsburg Ohio tomato seedsman who was the best known developer of tomato varieties in the United States in the nineteenth century. First published in 1893 <i>Livingston and the Tomato</i> contains both descriptions and drawings of the tomato varieties he developed. The book features over sixty tomato recipes including ones for slicing frying escalloping baking and broiling tomatoes; as well as for tomato toast custard soup pie preserves figs jam butter salad sauce and omelets.<br> <br> Livingston's pioneering work; his entrepreneurial sons who transformed his efforts into a successful business concern; the application of scientific principles to agricultural practices; and the tremendous growth of the canning and preserving industries are all reflections of the spirit of Ohio and America on the cusp of the twentieth century.