Lilypon,
The varieties that we can rely upon are Early Pick from Burpee, UltraSweet from Stokes, and Early Girl, of course. We've also had luck with Bloody Butcher from Burpee, Stupice, New Yorker from TGS, and Fourth of July.
The Early Pick is also sold by TGS. It's early, tastes great, and is utterly reliable. New Yorker is great, too, but we haven't done it recently. UltraSweet is pretty good, too. The others I'm not sure I'd go out of my way for if I didn't have to.
One year out of many years of trying, Reif Red Heart and Brandywine were great. Other years Brandywine ripened but were tasteless. One year Carolyn sent us Red Brandywine and it was super. We usually can only get one to three ripe fruits that taste good off mid-season mainstreamers like Jet Star, Better Boy, Big Beef, Celebrity, SuperTasty, or Big Girl, but they're worth trying.
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