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Before 1870, the tomato was a wild plant that most found hard, ugly and inedible. Most homes that had a plant just kept it as an ornamental curiosity. But after 15 years of work, A. W. Livingston of Reynoldsburg developed a sweet, juicy, smooth-skinned variety that made the tomato a commercial crop for the first time. Does Livingston deserve credit for "inventing" one of the world's favorite foods?\n\xa0\nwww.ohiomysteries.com\n\nfeedback@ohiomysteries.com\n\nwww.patreon.com/ohiomysteries\n\nwww.twitter.com/mysteriesohio\n\nwww.facebook.com/ohiomysteries\n\nFeatured Music: UFOS, by Jarrod Wolfe of Mount Vernon,\xa0Ohio.\n\nMusic:\xa0Audionautix- The Great Unknown, and\xa0The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices