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Two sisters are among the dwindling few who gather family and friends once a year to make a 12-month supply of tomato passata, a purée that is a staple of Italian cuisine.

The sisters were commandeered to help during the annual passata day and other family gatherings, where wine would flow and, inevitably, someone would break out an accordion.

The annual passata extravaganza played out in a delightfully chaotic yet impressively efficient scene last month at Mrs. Hurst’s home.

Tomato passata is made by cooking and straining tomatoes to create an unflavored, uncooked purée.

On passata day and other occasions, they take immense pleasure in opening their homes and sharing, as their parents did.