Cookerati

My end of summer chores involve making different stuff with all of the tomatoes we have.  A long time ago (I’m aged) I bought a Victorio Strainer 200.  It was so worth what I paid for it and is still working perfectly fine, probably because there aren’t any electronic parts or electricity involved, just crank power.  There are many different versions of this useful gadget, all are good.  My sister has something she calls a Foley Mill – that one looks like more work, but I’m sure works fine.

First you clean and cut up the tomatoes so that they fit into the hopper.  Turn the crank, and push the tomatoes down with the plunger.  The tomato juice and pulp will come out of the side and the seeds and skin will come out the end. When we have enough skin and seed in the bowl we’ll put it through the hopper again, in order to squeeze as much pulp out as we can.

After the tomatoes have all gone through the strainer, either …