Juiced

How many of you still make orange juice at home with real oranges? Not too many, I suspect. Our daughter brought over seven oranges that she said were too sour for her, knowing I had an old juicer. Yes I do!  I bought it on January 26, 1996 at Wal*Mart and it cost $14.96. How do I know this? Of course I kept the sales slip with the manual in the box. Once in a while I pull it out of its hiding place and use this juicer. Of course I also have an old glass juice reamer, but I use that mostly for fresh lemon juice.

Everyone washes fresh fruit, right? Well I do, anyway - always. After slicing, I use the electric appliance and within a few minutes I have fresh orange juice. These made just over a pint. It is just fine in taste and texture.

I remember my mother always juiced oranges on her Sunbeam Mixmaster that had attachments.

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Use and Juice

The three tomatoes that came yesterday were quite over-ripe. They couldn't be sliced so I skinned and tore them apart. My main mission this year is to save Oxheart seeds for next year. At first I thought I'd make stewed tomatoes but they were so juicy I just made juice. It is easy to do.

Yes, I popped a few pieces into my mouth.

 The result is 5 cups of juice, no water added!

I puréed the pieces in my blender.

Strained for removal of bits and seeds.

Added a little onion powder, celery salt, sugar, salt and pepper.

Brought to boil and simmered for 15 minutes.

Not canned, just stored in refrigerator to use soon.

It is TASTY!

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