The Work of the Tomato Peelers
How the tomatoes were cannedPart 3 of 8
A filmed interview with Cécile Spénard-Poisson, who describes her days at the tomato cannery in the 1940s: peeling, the first step before the tomatoes were canned.
Written in French by Alain Manset, August 23, 2015. Quotations from period documents are left in the original. Lire l’original en français.
Madame Cécile Spénard-Poisson describes her daily work at the tomato cannery in the 1940s; preparing the tomatoes for canning was a first step.
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