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Default Tomato Paste In Tube

On Sun, 27 Mar 2016 21:22:34 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
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> On Sunday, March 27, 2016 at 6:02:55 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> > "Travis McGee" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > On 3/27/2016 10:42 PM, Doris Night wrote:
> > >> On Sun, 27 Mar 2016 19:23:04 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > >> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Not too long ago, at least here (here being the area where I live/shop),
> > >>> this stuff was only available at a few places and rather expensive.
> > >>> Then I
> > >>> few months ago, I thought I was lucky to find it for cheap at Big Lots.
> > >>> But
> > >>> now? It's everywhere and it's cheap! I am happy. I can use it freely
> > >>> now.
> > >>> I love the stuff.
> > >>
> > >> I just use the canned stuff and if there's any left over that I can't
> > >> use within a week or so I throw it out. The cans are only about $0.50
> > >> each, so it's no big deal.
> > >>
> > >> If I had a tube it would get lost in the fridge.
> > >>
> > >> Doris
> > >>
> > >
> > > The canned stuff freezes well. I just put a sandwich bag over the can and
> > > stick it in the freezer.

> >
> > Inn the freezer, it would get lost.

>
> I stick my leftover tomato paste in baggies in the freezer. I remove all the air and freeze it in a thin sheet so I can later break off sections while it's still frozen. The paste saved this way is a bit hard to find sometimes. It always makes me happy to find the paste in the freezer after searching for it. Sometimes I don't find it and it makes me sad.


That works too. I flatten it and then make lines so it's easier to
break off. Still prefer the 1T portions though.

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