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Default Archer Farms Pasta Sauce. Pppyuck!

dh almost always makes ours, i am not sure of the carbs in it as i am just
beginning to track those things.. what a learning curve... but his is very
simple always different and always good. he also alwyas makes our pizza
suace. Lee

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"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>I bought this organic sauce from Target a few times. The jars are a little
>smaller than most which works out well for just the two of us (Angela and
>I). And as pasta sauce goes, it's low in carbs. It's also cheap! Normally
>with pasta sauce, I add extra vegetables. I always add freeze dried onion
>and red bell peppers if I have them. Sometimes add mushrooms, shredded
>carrots, zucchini or whatever other fresh vegetables I have onhand.
>
> The first time we had this sauce, I was in a hurry and didn't add any
> other vegetables. While I found it to be edible, I didn't really like it.
> Angela hated it and told me never to buy it again. But part of me just
> assumed that the flavor was off because I didn't add the extra veggies.
>
> I planned to make pasta for a quick dinner on Sunday night and decided to
> make extra so we would have a quick meal for tonight as well. I do have
> jars of other sauce here. We love the Amy's Organic and some of the
> Classico Organic. Just not the Spinach for some unknown reason. And I
> have a two pack of something I've yet to try that I got from Costco. But
> all the jars are in the garage and at that point were not easy to get to.
> We bought a shelving unit at Target and have since put it together but
> still have to organize some more of the pantry items that are out there.
> So I just opted to buy another jar of the Archer Farms just because it was
> easier to do so.
>
> Then I realized that it wouldn't be enough sauce for all the pasta I was
> cooking. I often add plain tomato sauce and Italian Seasoning to make
> more sauce. But did I have any in the house? Nope. It too was in the
> garage. So I used a can of diced tomatoes in juice.
>
> When I opened the jar of the Archer Farms sauce, I immediately noticed an
> off odor that reminded me of mold. But the sauce looked okay. No mold on
> the lid or rim of the jar. I used it anyway. And it was not good. I
> forced myself to eat my usual serving size of pasta, but Angela didn't
> finish hers and didn't go back for seconds. Tonight she drowned hers in
> Parmesan but it didn't help. I tried some crumbled rice cheese on mine
> and it didn't help either.
>
> I will not be buying this again! I don't know what they do to it to give
> it the off flavor. The Classico with Spinach was equally bad but in a
> different way. The only other sauce we've tried that wasn't good was the
> Muir Glen Organic. It had a very acid quality to it. Oddly their salsa
> is very good.
>
> I am remembering the days when you couldn't buy canned or jarred pasta
> sauce. At least not in this country. I made my sauce using canned
> tomatoes and or sauce. Or if I had fresh tomatoes, I used those. The
> sauce was always good. I remember cooking spaghetti for my brother when
> my parents went out of town. He asked me what was wrong with the sauce?
> The reason for this was that my mother always made sauce using some sort
> of packet that you buy in the area where the gravy packets are. This sort
> of sauce tasted okay but it separated out into tomato solids and watery
> stuff. We didn't eat a lot of pasta with tomato sauce in our house when I
> was growing up.
>
> Then they came out with Prego. I remember us laughing at the name. My
> mom thought it sounded like something for pregnant women. I was not
> impressed with that sauce and continued to make my own until there were
> more brands on the market. Even then I made my own sauce most of the
> time. Only after I had Angela and discovered that I could buy cans of
> Hunt's for 88 cents at the commissary, did I switch over to buying my
> sauce all the time. I don't buy that any more but I can't remember if
> it's due to the food allergies or HFCS. But some of the flavors are low
> in carbs.
>
> Perhaps I should go back to making my own sauce, at least when I have the
> time. It's easy enough to make that I don't need a recipe for it! And if
> I have any more of that Archer Farms stuff lurking about, it's going to
> the food bank! I just feel sorry for the poor people who have to eat it.
>