It started at 8:00 on Sunday morning, with 425 pounds of tomatoes and four families working until 9 at night. In the end, we had 170 quarts of home-made and absolutely delicious tomato sauce based on an Oliva Family recipe. We have 2 dozen quarts in our basement!
So thrilled to be a part of it again this year, thanks Olivas!
So thrilled to be a part of it again this year, thanks Olivas!
Tomato prep - the kids wash in three stages, Cam starts the cutting.
Proof of 425 pounds of tomatoes
Laurie and Char prepping the station where the boiled jars and lids have been filled with sauce and are waiting for their second boil.
Lots and lots of tomato cutting
Al, the orchestrator of the whole production. Stirring the cut tomatoes until cooked to perfection, then grinding them twice before boiling the sauce for 20 minutes, and finally pouring the sauce into warmed, waiting jars.
Second and final boiling - 45 minutes per batch.
Laurie and me working hard - she's the sauce pourer, and I'm the jar opening wiper. Very important stuff.
The last batch of 2nd boils are in and we're starting to relax.
Later in the evening, we celebrated with Limoncello
Mmmmm....fun with food! And no tomato fights (at least not documented ones :))
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