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Kathy Nichols waits for the water to boil to blanch tomatoes
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after they've been in boiling water they go in an ice water bath
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now they are easy to peel
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pulling them out of boiling water
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splitting skins in boiling water
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the washing/coring part of the operation
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a few tomatoes
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these turned out to be too low-acid to can
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this is why it's called Community Canning
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bird's eye view of the boiling water
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clockwise from left: coring, chilling, peeled and peeling
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lunch! Quesadilla with fresh tomato, hot sauce
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lunch was really good and really simple
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boiling water baths for jars, lids, and the tomatoes pre-cooking
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Wayne's side operation: freezing corn for winter
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drop in boiling water 2 minutes, drop in cold water
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remove kernels
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Wayne returns to corn after having lifted something heavy
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chop chop
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tip: cut off the kernels lazily, then run the back of the knife over the cob
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Wayne has a corny friend
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when canning it's pretty sweet having an industrial dishwasher
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where it's at
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Oaxacan green corn, ready to be made into green cornmeal
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lovely Oaxacan green corn kernels, dry
