Campari tomatoes from Sam's is the closest that you will find to an acidity field tomato. They are small but excellent taste.
Gren, you’ve given me something to research. I’m not familiar with the Campari, but the acid taste you mention is definitely appealing. To me, the salad tomatoes are at their best when just ripe and still fairly firm. As far as that goes, a raw tomato that is mushy is unappealing to me.
I’ve mentioned before about eating at Boss Hines house during the summer while working in shade tobacco. His cook, Lukie (who cooked better than my mama), had fresh tomatoes every day. You could eat them along with your meal or if you had a mind to, you could always make you a tomato sandwich. There was always a loaf of Colonial light bread and a jar of mayonnaise (not Miracle Whip
) set out for such. After lunch, all the men would sit on the porch and visit until time to go back to work. A couple wore dentures and would take them out at this time to scrape the seeds out with their pocket knife. Man, that was country lining at its finest.