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To Can Tomatoes

From The hearthstone; or, Life at home, 1883

Serves 6

Canned fruit should always be kept in a cool, dry place — not in a cellar.

Presented as published in 1883. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from The hearthstone; or, Life at home (1883) by Laura C. Holloway, page 292. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

To Can Tomatoes. — Wash clean, drain dry, or wipe; place them in a colander, pour boiling water over them ; peel, cut off all the green part and stew until they are perfectly heated through. If you use tin cans make thin, long rolls of putty

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