Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> " >
> ups.com:
>
> >
> > (Rolling MY eyes)
> >
> > Tomato paste isn't just tomatoes without the liquid, It's been cooked
> > for a long period of time. It's used as a flavoring or a thickener.
> > You can't uncook it any more than you can uncook a roast or a pot of
> > pork & beans. Adding water will give you watery tomato paste.
> >
> > The best you can hope for is ketchup, (if you add vinegar and sugar).
> >
> > Buy canned tomatoes for when you need sauce.
>
> I almost always use canned tomatoes for sauce but in a pinch I've used
> paste. I hate ketchup (yeah, I said it, so kill me). Okay, so what is
> tomato paste intended to be used in? In spaghetti sauce I usually use



> ground chuck along with chopped fresh 'shrooms, chopped garlic and onion
> and a variety of spices. I put in a few cans of tomatoes. I taste as I go
> so I can't tell you the amount of which spices I use. I have fresh oregano
> in the garden so I use it a lot. I throw in a bay leaf and some parsley
> along with a bit of a Penzey's mix of Italian stuff... oh and Kosher salt
> with some pepper. If I'm in the mood and have them on hand I'll dice some
> green pepper but that's not a given. Sometimes I like that green pepper
> taste but not that often.
>
> Michael
>
> --
> "I live on good soup and not fine words"
> --Moliere, La Femmes Savantes


Okay, so what is
> tomato paste intended to be used in?

> > Tomato paste isn't just tomatoes without the liquid, It's been cooked
> > for a long period of time. It's used as a flavoring or a thickener.

It's used as a flavoring or a thickener.

If any of your favorite recipes involve envelopes of dried spaghetti
sauce mix, or cans of condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup, it's not
likely that you'll understand .

You can make a better pot of tomato sauce using canned ingredients,
cheaper, without measuring, in about an hour.

Why does anybody buy that overpriced, salt-laden crap?