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Default Substitutes for Tomato Sauce?

On Mar 22, 8:32*pm, (Fred/Libby Barclay) wrote:
> We've had this discussion before......but,
> Betty Crocker says 3/4 cup tomato paste plus 1 cup water equals 2 cups
> tomato sauce. *(Without the few spices in tomato sauce).
>
> Libby


The math major in me doesn't understand how 3/4 cups tomato paste and
1 cup water equals 2 cups tomato sauce. Shouldn't it be 1 3/4 cups?
I needed the tomato sauce for Cincinnati Chili, which I wound up not
making today due to a most unfortunate Migraine - I'll fix it tomorrow.