Working my palate through taste testing canned and peeled tomatoes.

[URIT]

Didn't Colavita play for the Cleveland Indians?

Rocky Colavito. An outfielder with a strong arm! I remember my dad talking about him getting thrown out of a Yankees game when he climbed into the stands after a drunk fighting with his dad and pestering his wife.

 

[ditrina]

MsNative and I managed a not bad for rookies crop of San Marzano type and twice had 5 lbs. worth suitable for turning into sauce at one time. After the boil, peeling, seeding, mashing thru a sieve with the back of a spoon, food processing the remnants then shoving thru a sieve once more, then reducing with a bit of oil, garlic and basil I will never bark about the price of a can of Cento or other brand.The first batch yielded a bit less than a quart, the second (pictured) about 2 lbs. were oven roasted then packed in oil.

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[ladder13]

Didn't Colavita play for the Cleveland Indians?

His dream was to play for the Bronx Bombers since he was born and raised in the Bronx’s own Little Italy neighborhood.
My mother, who also lived there growing up, said he made all the Italians proud.
He realized his dream at the end of his playing days.

 

[ladder13]

As far as crushed tomatoes for a thicker sauce, we have used Red Pack for decades.

 

[soFlaNative]

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Thanks, OXO is a good brand, we'll see what next season brings.
Hardest part was the boil and peel then gutting the little fruits.
Marianna had a blast sqooshing the flesh thru the sieve, she'd smile and mutter curses at anything that had lately gotten under her skin.

 

[Golddollar]

Rocky Colavito. An outfielder with a strong arm!

His dream was to play for the Bronx Bombers since he was born and raised in the Bronx’s own Little Italy neighborhood.
My mother, who also lived there growing up, said he made all the Italians proud.
He realized his dream at the end of his playing days.

Not only did he have a rocket arm, but he had enough control to be a pitcher. In his last season, he was with the Yankees in 1968 and the Yankees were down in a game. Ralph Houk brought in Colavito to pitch. He held off the other team long enough for the Yankees to tie the game and finally pull ahead. He got the victory pitching in relief.