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Default tomato paste vs tomato sauce

In article >,
Serene Vannoy > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article >,
> > Serene Vannoy > wrote:
> >
> >> Yep. We even make our own tomato juice from paste
> >> Serene

> >
> > How much water for how much paste, Serene?

>
> Depends on the brand of tomato paste. The Costco organic tomato paste is
> really thick, so it takes six cans of water per can of paste,


OK. Good to know that. Thanks.
I keep tomato powder around when I want to add a bit of tomato flavor to
vegetable soup or when I make stroganoff. (Hush, Wictor!!)

> Other brands we've bought have been more like four to one.


> Serene


Thanks. It sounds like you figured it out by trial and error.
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