biig wrote on Friday, September 1, 2006:

> How long do you blanch tomatoes to peel them? I'm making my friend's
> "96" sauce and have never done this...tia....Sharon

My old Joy of Cooking says 1 minute. My Mastering the Art of French
Cooking
says do two at a time for exactly ten seconds. My notes (after trying
both methods)
say about 15 seconds.