SIDEWAYS CROSS NECKLACE HISTORY AND MEANING The sideways cross necklace is a beautiful piece of jewelry in which the cross is featured between two chains. This makes the cross lie sideways on the wrist or neck. This new fashion trend started among celebrities and has become very popular.
Place tomatoes that you wish to ripen faster in a brown paper bag with a few ripe apples and close the bag. Apples and tomatoes give off ethylene gas as they ripen, which further encourages ripening, especially within the closed bag. Sharp, sterile pruning shears or knife.
Prepare the tomatoes. Wash tomatoes in fresh, potable water. Remove stems and hull the top bits out, trim out any bruised parts. Peel the tomatoes: Boil the tomatoes for 1 to 3 to 5 minutes (depending on the tomatoes) in hot water, then plunge them into a pan, sink or large bowl of very cold water. The skins will pull off easily. ( Yes, they must be peeled, to reduce the bacterial load.