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Canned Tomatoes

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Canned Tomatoes

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Pour boiling water over the tomatoes to loosen the skins.

  2. Remove the skins and drain off excess juice without pressing hard.

  3. Place the tomatoes in a kettle and heat slowly to a boil.

  4. Remove any hard parts before boiling for better appearance.

  5. Rub the pulp soft with your hands.

  6. Boil for 30 minutes, then dip out surplus liquid.

  7. Pour the boiling hot tomatoes into cans and seal.

  8. Store in a cool, dark place.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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