In the blog entry for October 18 I mentioned how well tree tomatoes did here, but also some of their drawbacks:
1. Hard to peel
2. Not much pulp
3. Seeds as hard as beebees
We have since learned more about the tree tomato, and that it really doesn't have any drawbacks at all. In fact, I'm now eating a couple of fresh tree tomatoes ever day and it has become one of my favorite fruits. In an attempt to describe its flavor, I'd say it's a little like a cross between a tomato and a persimmon. But please don't hold me to that, as it's been a very long time since I tasted a persimmon.
What we discovered was that we weren't letting the fruit ripen enough before eating it. One day I found one of its fruit that had fallen on the ground. I took it inside and put it in our fruit bowl. After three or four days I sliced it in two, scooped out the pulp and ate it. The skin was not nearly so tough, the seeds had become soft, and there was plenty of pulp.
I like the tree tomato so much now, the first thing I do in the morning is I go out and check the ground around the tree to see if any fruit have fallen.
Happy gardening!
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