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Papa's Tomato Pies at its Robbinsville location . Papa's Tomato Pies was established by Giuseppe "Joe" Papa in 1912 on South Clinton Avenue in Trenton. Before opening his own restaurant, Papa learned the trade from Joe's Tomato Pies, which opened in 1910, and closed in the late 1980s. [1]
De Lorenzo's Tomato Pies opens at 4:00 pm and primarily serves dinner. Tomato pies are the only options on the menu. [7] Lines can grow to over 50 people before the restaurant opens. F. Scott and Zelda New Jersey Restaurant and Wine Critics described De Lorenzo's as a never disappointing meal.
Montville is a township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census , the township's population was 22,450, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] an increase of 922 (+4.3%) from the 2010 census count of 21,528, [ 18 ] [ 19 ] which in turn reflected an increase of 689 (+3.3%) from the 20,839 counted in the 2000 census .
Joe's Tomato Pie (now defunct), which opened in 1910, was the first Trenton-styled tomato pie. [8] Papa's Tomato Pies, whose proprietor learned the trade at Joe's, was opened two years later in 1912. [9] The Trenton region is home to the two oldest currently operating New Jersey tomato pie restaurants in the United States, Papa's and De Lorenzo's.
On April 11, 1867, the New Jersey Legislature formally united and chartered the three sections of White Hall, Montville, and Pine Brook into present day Montville Township from territory set off from Pequannock Township. [9] [10]
It was the most popular variety of tomato in the world, according to Thomas J. Orton, a professor in the department of plant biology and pathology at Rutgers University. [6] The Rutgers tomato, at its peak, made up more than 60% of all commercial tomato sales. [7] The Rutgers tomato plummeted in popularity with commercial farmers in the 1960s.
Towaco / t ə ˈ w ɑː. k oʊ / is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [5] in the township of Montville, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. [6] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,624. [2] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07082.
Farmers from the area brought their tomatoes to be unloaded from horse-drawn carriages at the factory to make tomato paste, ketchup and canned tomatoes. Apple butter and cider , were made in the fall, although the factory was primarily known as a ketchup factory.