Story:
Back in the 50’s. pickled green tomatoes were quite popular and there were growers who specifically were growing for this purpose.
The University of New Hampshire (Albert Yeager and Elwyn Meader – 2 famous plant breeders) decided to develop a tomato that would mature on a determinate vine for earlier and more even harvesting so production costs would lower. They crossed the red pear with Fargo Yellow Pear from North Dakota and this was the final approved result.