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Default Is This A Food Tool ???

Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig wrote:
> On Feb 23, 3:39 pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:


>> Very unusual tongs. Used to grab what?
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ260365658472

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> If they're aluminum they're probably fairly recent. If I owned 'em,
> I'd use 'em to remove blanched tomatoes, peaches, etc from boiling
> water in order to slip the skins off.
> Lynn in Fargo


Exactly what I was thinking, Lynn. The rounded surfaces look to match the
curvature of certain fruits and veggies.

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