Nad R > wrote:

>Strained tomatoes does not have seeds or pulp in them. Seeds over time
>gives the canned tomatoes a bitter taste. Pureed tomatoes will have the
>seeds and pulp in them.

Right, thanks.

I am the sort who makes tomato sauce using the entire tomato;
I later pick out large segments of skin, but other than that leave
everything in.

(In recent years, we'd been freezing Early Girl tomatos from peak
season and then using them throughout the year to make pasta sauce
and a few other dishes. This works really well.)


Steve