{"product_id":"livingston-and-the-tomato-9780814250099","title":"Livingston and the Tomato","description":"A. 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. \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. W. Livingston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.53h x 5.58w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814250099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ohio State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40180671152243,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_3917128b-c63f-4563-9d86-c2cf944fbcc1.jpg?v=1655471758","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/livingston-and-the-tomato-9780814250099","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}