{"product_id":"livingston-and-the-tomato-paperback","title":"Livingston and the Tomato - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. W. Livingston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA. 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, \u003ci\u003eLivingston and the Tomato\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew F. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, who teaches culinary history at the New School in New York, supplies a comprehensive foreword about Livingston, the history of this book, and the history of tomato cultivation. He also provides an appendix of nineteenth-century tomato varieties, including information on where to obtain heirloom seeds. Smith is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tomato in America: Early History, Culture and Cookery, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePure Ketchup: The History of America's National Condiment\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.53 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130562809991,"sku":"9780814250099","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cb8d540a8ee535f4bf7a948a7b102e6f.webp?v=1732611909","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/livingston-and-the-tomato-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}