I love finding things that make life easier, especially when they are inexpensive and old-fashioned. Last year a friend of mine raved about her food strainer and she was able to get me one, brand-new, for $25.
We finally pulled it out to get some tomatoes ready for tomato soup, and I can't believe how easy it was. Simply take the stem out, quarter the tomatoes and heat them until soft, then put them through the strainer. Voila! Enough tomato juice for a whole bunch of tomato soup.
Aubry was the operator while I poured the tomatoes in. It took us about 5 minutes to do 25 pounds.
Now we are all set for soup-making.
Just need to find the time!
