Substituting Garden Tomatoes for Canned

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   Bring a large pot of water to a boil.

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   Have ready a large bowl with ice water.

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   Plunge tomatoes into rapidly boiling water.

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   Boil two minutes.

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   Immediately remove tomatoes and place them in ice water bath.

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   Skins should slip right off tomatoes now!

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   Skin and core all tomatoes and remove all seeds (and liquidy part surrounding seeds).

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   Take de-skinned, de-seeded tomatoes and puree them in a food processor, or dice them by hand if you wish.

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   With a kitchen scale measure 1 lb (.5 kg).

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    batches of these pureed tomatoes.

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    Substitute 1 lb (.5 kg).

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    puree for 1 15 oz (420 grm).

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    or 16 oz (448 grm).

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    can tomatoes in recipes.

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    Puree may be frozen and kept up to six months.

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