By Michelle Fabio

On October 20, American Airlines’ passengers arriving at New York’s LaGuardia Airport were greeted by lines as long as several city blocks—and the reason was an excuse that surely none of them had ever heard before.

That morning, a vendor had spilled tomato juice on an x-ray machine, rendering unusable one of the five units that screen passengers before they are permitted in the gate areas.

The loss of this machine led to excessively long waits for passengers arriving at the terminal.
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By Michelle Fabio

In Part I, you read about the health benefits of drinking tomato juice, and now you’re going to learn how to make it yourself—easy peasy, er, easy tomato-ey!

1. Blanch.
Bring a pot of water to boil and then put in a few tomatoes at a time. When the water comes back to a boil, let them in the water for about 10 seconds, remove with a slotted spoon, and put into a bowl of cold water.
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By Michelle Fabio

Maybe you’ve tried a certain bottled tomato juice and have been turned off for life—or maybe you just love that pre-prepared goodness.

Either way, you should be drinking tomato juice, which you can easily make at home, and here’s why:

Tomato juice has been the subject of a few recent studies, and all have concluded that drinking this squeezed fruit is beneficial for your health.
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