Tomatoes. Removing Skins & Seeds.

My gracious neighbor called and asked if I wanted any extra tomatoes. 
Sure I said.
I was thinking 2 maybe 3.  I received over 50.
So I'm going to get my salsa on.
And my sauce on.
And anything else I can think of.

But first we have to get the tomatoes ready for the party.  They need to be skinned and de-seeded before any of the above mentioned stuff can begin.

Step 1:

• Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil.
• While waiting for water to boil fill sink half full with water.
• Prepare a large bowl with ice water.
• Have a bowl or paper towel ready for discarded skins.

Step 2:

• Place 2-4 tomatoes in pot of boiling water for no longer than 1 minute.
• Immediately plunge boiled tomatoes into bowl of ice water.
• Remove tomatoes from ice water and slide the skins off.  Throw skins away.

Step 3:

• Slice top off of tomatoes and discard any other undesirable parts.
• Slice tomatoes in half or in quarters depending on the size.
• Over the kitchen sink squeeze each tomato half.  This will get rid of the extra juices and seeds.  I learned that the seeds will make any sauce bitter.  So get rid of them.
• The reason I like to squeeze the tomatoes over the kitchen sink is for the pure convenience that I can run the garbage disposal and it makes for a very quick clean up.

Now your tomatoes are ready for any party you want to invite them to.  Let the games begin.