This tomato really needs to be grown more. Large (3/4 to 1 lb) fruits are the norm, while occasionally a monster will show up (up to 2 pounds). Deep red, heart shaped fruits are meaty, and of few seeds. Classic, full flavor with a hint a sweet. Skins slip easily for sauce production. Production is above average for such large fruits. Plants are disease resistant and drought tolerant.
 
"Gildo is meaty enough to use as a paste, peels very easily, so would make a good canner, and tasty enough that there is nothing left of the total of 2 1/2 lbs that was prepared for a supper for four. Slightly sweet, tomatoey, and full flavored." - Dan McMurray

HISTORY: Originally from Italy, seed was brought to the US in the 1950's by a gentleman named Gildo Pietroboni, who passed away in the mid-1990's. The seeds were passed from Mr. Pietroboni to his son, whose friend shared them with Ferp Necciai of Monongahela, Pennsylvania. Ferp Necciai sent some seeds to David Lemasters of Pennsylvania in 2009, and David shared a few of the original seeds with some tomato gardeners and SSE members.
 
Included with the seeds that were sent to Mr. Lemasters was a descripition of fruits that were consistently around the 3 pound mark. Later descriptions indicate them being much smaller - under a pound. In my years of growing them, they averaged 1 lb. + with many being larger but definately not 3 pounds.
 
Sold in a 3.5" pot.