Goal:
cook tomatoes down for sauce
Answer:
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Have ready a large bowl of iced water. Plunge whole tomatoes in boiling water until skin starts to peel, 1 minute. ...then plunge into cold water and peel, then puree tomatoes In a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat, cook onion, bell pepper, carrot and garlic in oil and butter until onion starts to soften, 5 minutes. Pour in pureed tomatoes.

Goal:
How to test a 9 volt battery?
Answer:
By touching battery to tongue

Goal:
How do you get rid of mice?
Answer:
Mice don't like mint, so start cleaning with mint-scented solutions, or add a few drops of mint essential oil to your all-purpose cleaner. You also can pulverize peppermint Altoids, and sprinkle around mice nesting areas. To keep mice away from your house, plant mint around your foundation.

Goal:
To cut hardwood strips for use in a longboard.
Answer:
Cut the hardwood strips to roughly four inches longer than the final length using a saw.