White Beauty Tomato

Saturday, 05 September 2009 13:27

The White Beauty Tomato, also known as the White Snowbal Tomatol, is a rare heirloom tomato that was said to have been introduced between 1850 to 1863. Over 40 years ago, this lovely white tomato variety disappeared and has only recently been rediscovered in seed banks. This wonderful rarity is an extremely prolific producer of creamy white, round tomatoes up to 1 1/2 pounds each, but typically running about 8 to 10 ounces in size. The tomatoes are very meaty, have few seeds and feature an extremely mild and very sweet taste. Due to their high natural sugar content, they have a low acid taste. The tomatoes are a creamy white, inside and out. In the past, White Beauty/Snowball was typically used to make the tomato preserves that were so popular in decades past, but it also excels as a slicer. These tomatoes are best harvested when they are white to creamy colored throughout. When the tomatoes are of a pale green to white, they could be considered under ripe, where as when they are more of a whitish yellow, they are becoming over ripe. Indeterminate. Matures in approximately 80 to 85 days.   Go to table of tomato varietes