Julie Bove wrote:

> Where did you find such a thing? I never see anything like that in
> this area. Not that I would likely buy it. Canned tomato products
> can be bought for cheap here. I do have canning supplies but it just
> doesn't seem very cost effective to can, given all the time involved
> and the other supplies I would have to buy.

Better jarring than canning, it's easier: all you need is a 20 bucks mill
and some jars, which can be jam/marmalade jars so they don't cost you a
cent.
My mother uses and old crank operated one, it's the one in the upper right:
http://www.borghiprogettoenologia.it...Id=2229.htm l
My sister has one with an electric engine attached, like the bottom one in
that picture.
In both of them you add tomatoes from the top, tomato sauce will drop down
from that perforated conical exaust on the left while the peels and seeds
will exit the cone from the tip.

Saturday, if my GF won't be able to come to town I'll be helping mom and
sister in a conserva day: from 8Am to 6PM boiling tomatoes, pressing them
through the mill, jarring them and boiling the jars, then the next day we'll
remove the jars from the big pot. Just tomato, salt and a tablespoon of EVO
oil on top, nothing else, not even a leaf of parsley or basil. That's what I
call conserva, or plain tomato sauce.
--
"Un pasto senza vino e' come un giorno senza sole"
Anthelme Brillat Savarin