Raw Tomatoes.
Do not loosen the skins with scalding water. It impairs the flavor and destroys the crispness. Pare with a keen knife, slice and lay in a glass dish. Season with pepper, salt, and vinegar, stirring a piece of ice rapidly around in the dressing before pouring it over the tomatoes, and setting the dish in the refrigerator until wanted.
There is no salad, excepting, perhaps, lettuce and cucumbers, that is more improved by the use of ice than tomatoes.