Friday, September 17, 2010

Last Fling 'till next summer...

We had a great tomato crop this year which was most compliant in regards to coming ripe at the most opportune times. We thought they were all done, until Leah checked on them yesterday and discovered there were enough to can one last time. So, we had a tomato day.

The washing station.

The coring station. Also known as the place where John and Rosie learned what the word 'mutilated' in regard to tomato coring means.
Everyone taking five while waiting for the water to boil.

In the meantime.... Trina, studying to be supervisor. Go, Trina, Go!!


The peeling station. Once the water boiled I dunked the tomatoes and the girls slipped the peels off. They were super fast, I could hardly keep up!

As soon as the tomatoes were peeled, they went to the squishing station, run by this talented crew. Don't worry, they washed their hands first.

After the tomatoes were all squished, we put them in jars. Rosie and John were the jar ferries.



Tada! The finished product! Spaghetti sauce, here we come!

4 comments:

  1. studying to be stupid you mean...;-) lol
    I Love that quot(from The Man From Snowy River), and have been waiting all day to say it! :-)

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  2. Haha @ Trina!

    @ Emily: looks like y'all had a great time! Nothing like tomatoes to make things fun. :-)

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  3. Trina, LOL! PS. Can I have that pillow behind you? JK. :)

    LOVE the squishing station. :)

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  4. Great job on the tomatoes! They look so pretty and yummy in their cans.
    Trina....that outfit and hair....you look a little Legally Blond. :)
    *ducks from the flying notebook*

    Elizabeth

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