We grew the pink Ponderosa on our truck farm back in the 60's. We'd carry a salt shaker to the field with us and eat them for a mid morning or afternoon snack. A little salt really brought out the flavor. The vines provided good leaf coverage which prevented sun scalding of the fruit. It had a tendency to cat-face more than most, but had good production of #1 tomatoes. The cat-faces were sold to cafes for salad tomatoes and to home canners, so they didn't go to waste. The biggest problem we had with pink Ponderosa at the time was getting people to try something other than a red tomato. Claud
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