V Ream writes: First pizza to be cut into rectangles and sold by the slice as fast food. Best
crust and sauce is sweet not acid like the heavy olive oil in other tomato sauces.
The cheese is out of this world.
Ralph and Joe (The Flying Tomato Brothers) put sliced mozzerella cheese on the bare crust, build the pizza and put lots of cheese on top. Very good. One or two "pizza by the slice" is a meal.
The two originaters met 30+ years ago in college when they joined the same rock band (still ultra cool.)
Though the band may be gone, they went on to make the first down state Chicago style
pizza.
After 3 years the commissioned a
Flying Tomato Hot Air Balloon complete with
stem and leaves.
They are famous the world round as the first "special shape" balloon and as two great balloon pilots who made a spectacular recovery after attempting a "touch and go" on the Mississippi River!
The pizza remains a favorite of college students and Alumni. In 1974 the flew the Tomato over the football sta! dium and surpassed all sales record.
They still fly the Tomato Balloon and are still entertaining there home town fans.
Did I mention I'm married to one of them?
Yeah, Joe the cute one!
