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To Peel Tomatoes

p. 204 · The White House Cook Book
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Put the tomatoes into a frying basket and plunge them into hot water

for three or four minutes. Drain and peel. Another way is to place

them in a flat baking-tin and set them in a hot oven about five

minutes; this loosens the skins so that they readily slip off.

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