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Storied Heirlooms

Old-fashioned varieties can have quirky looks—and histories to match

By Therese Ciesinski of - saboteamos.info magazine
Storied Heirlooms
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Two-Hand Tomato

 

Two-Hand Tomato

looking down at two hands holding out a large, red, heirloom tomato
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Photo by Laura Berman/Greenfuse Photography

In the 1940s, M.C. Byles, a West Virginia mechanic known as Radiator Charlie, bred tomatoes that weighed 2 to 4 pounds. He then sold enough $1 seedlings to pay off his $6,000 mortgage. The Radiator Charlie's 'Mortgage Lifter' tomato is prized not only for its size but also for its rich, meaty flavor.

 
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Pint-Size Pea Plant

 

Pint-Size Pea Plant

small green pea pod plant with ripe pods in a small terra cotta pot
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Photo by Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Most pea vines reach for the sky, but 'Tom Thumb,' introduced in 1854, is a cold-tolerant shelling pea that grows just 12 inches high and produces sweet, full-size pods. It was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in the garden of a Missouri woman who had been growing it since the 1920s.

 
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Blood-Red Corn

 

Blood-Red Corn

stack of dried corn cobs on a lawn with the cobs in bright, varied shades of red
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Photo by Seed Savers Exchange

Speckled with varying shades of red, like a slaughterhouse apron, it's easy to see how this corn got the name 'Bloody Butcher.' The earthy kernels are believed to be a mix of white and red corn varieties that Virginia colonists crossed in the early 1800s.

 
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The Bean That Almost Bites

 

The Bean That Almost Bites

a pile of  purple-streaked 'Rattlesnake Bean' green pods
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Photo by Yakoniva/Alamy

The popular purple-streaked 'Rattlesnake Bean' pod resembles the reptile's markings (they disappear when cooked). Eat pods young for a sweeter flavor, or let beans dry for simmering stews.

 
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Black-Hearted Love Apple

 

Black-Hearted Love Apple

deep purple-red black krim tomato on a weathered wood top
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Photo by Howard Rice/Gap photos

The 'Black Krim' tomato is a dark-red-to-black beefsteak variety with a smoky, slightly salty taste. It's thought that soldiers returning from the Crimean War brought the seeds home in the 1850s. This heat-tolerant variety regained popularity in the 1990s.

 
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