Michigan State University Extension
Preserving Food Safely - 01600214
10/13/97

### DRYING TOMATOES FOR STEWING

     Steam  tomatoes  or dip them in boiling  water  to  loosen

    skins.
     Dip in cold water then peel. Cut into sections about

    3/4
    of an inch wide or slice them.   Cut small  pear or plum

    tomatoes
    in half.  Blanch  in  steam for  3  minutes  or  in

    water
    for 1  minute.   Dry  in  a dehydrator 5 to 8 hours or

    6
    to 12 hours in an oven.

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