How to peel tomatoes

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This is another of those blogs with no actual recipe. Rhoda insists that whenever she uses tomatoes, particularly if they are for pickles or relishes, they must be peeled. So here is how to peel tomatoes, the easy way.

1. put some water in a pot and heat it until it is just boiling
2. cut a small cross into one end of the tomato.
3. drop your tomatoes (1 or 2 at time) into the pot and leave them there for about 10 seconds.
4. remove the tomatoes from the water and either drop them into some ice water to stop the cooking process, then peel them or just peel them without the ice water. Start where you cut the cross & the peel should just come right off.

Follow this link for a visual demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMabTqDWLCY

Note

• this method will not work for green tomatoes, just peel them with a peeler or small knife like you would potatoes or carrots.