What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.

Mr. Bill wrote:
> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
That's what I do with it.

George wrote on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:39:02 -0600:

> Mr. Bill wrote:
>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am
>> thinking about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss
>> in the freezer.
> That's what I do with it.

Buy it in a tube. It keeps pretty well!

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Mr. Bill wrote:
> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.

dollop it out on to a cookie sheet and freeze the blobs until firm. Then
toss those loose into a freezer bag. You can now add them into recipes
when you just need that odd tablespoon or two.

"Goomba" > wrote in message
...
> Mr. Bill wrote:
>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>
> dollop it out on to a cookie sheet and freeze the blobs until firm. Then
> toss those loose into a freezer bag. You can now add them into recipes
> when you just need that odd tablespoon or two.

Good Answer1

Dimitri

Mr. Bill wrote

> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am
thinking
> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.

Start a pan with some EVO oli and a garlic clove, annd your tomato and
let it go on low for 10 minutes. Thta's a basic tomato sauce you can
use as you please, from pasta on.
--
Vilco
Think pink, drink rose'

"Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
...
> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.

I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use tomato
paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore and can be found
next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find it locally (in the
Houston area it's readily available)it's available via mail order.

http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5

Chris in Pearland, TX

Chris Marksberry wrote:
> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
> ...
>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>
> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use tomato
> paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore and can be found
> next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find it locally (in the
> Houston area it's readily available)it's available via mail order.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>
> Chris in Pearland, TX
>
>
I bought a tube of that the other day, seemed like a good idea. How does
it hold up in storage if you don't use the entire tube?

"George Shirley" > wrote in message
...
> Chris Marksberry wrote:
>> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
>>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>>
>> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use
>> tomato paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore and
>> can be found next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find it
>> locally (in the Houston area it's readily available)it's available via
>> mail order.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>>
>> Chris in Pearland, TX
> I bought a tube of that the other day, seemed like a good idea. How does
> it hold up in storage if you don't use the entire tube?

Splendidly! Just be sure to put it in the fridge... lasts for months and
months.

Chris

On Fri 05 Dec 2008 04:55:43p, Chris Marksberry told us...

>
> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
>>>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>>>
>>> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use
>>> tomato paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore and
>>> can be found next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find it
>>> locally (in the Houston area it's readily available)it's available via
>>> mail order.
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>>>
>>> Chris in Pearland, TX
>> I bought a tube of that the other day, seemed like a good idea. How does
>> it hold up in storage if you don't use the entire tube?
>
> Splendidly! Just be sure to put it in the fridge... lasts for months
and
> months.
>
> Chris
>
>
>

It would be fun to switch it for someone’s toothpaste. <veg>

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 05 Dec 2008 04:55:43p, Chris Marksberry told us...
>
>> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>>> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
>>>>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>>>> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use
>>>> tomato paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore and
>>>> can be found next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find it
>>>> locally (in the Houston area it's readily available)it's available via
>>>> mail order.
>>>>
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>>>>
>>>> Chris in Pearland, TX
>>> I bought a tube of that the other day, seemed like a good idea. How does
>>> it hold up in storage if you don't use the entire tube?
>> Splendidly! Just be sure to put it in the fridge... lasts for months
> and
>> months.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>>
>
> It would be fun to switch it for someone’s toothpaste. <veg>
>
You are definitely pixilated Wayne.

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
5.250...
> On Fri 05 Dec 2008 04:55:43p, Chris Marksberry told us...
>
>>
>> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>>> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
>>>>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>>>>
>>>> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use
>>>> tomato paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore and
>>>> can be found next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find it
>>>> locally (in the Houston area it's readily available)it's available via
>>>> mail order.
>>>>
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>>>>
>>>> Chris in Pearland, TX
>>> I bought a tube of that the other day, seemed like a good idea. How does
>>> it hold up in storage if you don't use the entire tube?
>>
>> Splendidly! Just be sure to put it in the fridge... lasts for months
> and
>> months.
>>
>> Chris
>
> It would be fun to switch it for someone’s toothpaste. <veg>

Wayne,

You never struck me as a practical joker... apparently I thought
incorrectly <g>

Chris in Pearland, TX where it's COLD

On Dec 5, 7:00*pm, Wayne Boatwright >
wrote:
> On Fri 05 Dec 2008 04:55:43p, Chris Marksberry told us...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > "George Shirley" > wrote in message
> .. .
> >> Chris Marksberry wrote:
> >>> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
> ...
> >>>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? * *I am thinking
> >>>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>
> >>> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. *Instead I use
> >>> tomato paste that comes in a tube. *FWIW, the brand I use is Amore and
> >>> can be found next to the canned tomato paste. *If you can't find it
> >>> locally (in the Houston area it's readily available)it's available via
> >>> mail order.
>
> >>>http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>
> >>> Chris in Pearland, TX
> >> I bought a tube of that the other day, seemed like a good idea. How does
> >> it hold up in storage if you don't use the entire tube?
>
> > Splendidly! *Just be sure to put it in the fridge... *lasts for months
> and
> > months.
>
> > Chris
>
> It would be fun to switch it for someone’s toothpaste.

Would go well with my Tom's of Maine fennel tooth paste... I love that
stuff.

On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:38 GMT, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Fri 05 Dec 2008 04:55:43p, Chris Marksberry told us...
>
>>
>> "George Shirley" > wrote in message

>>>> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use
>>>> tomato paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore and
>>>> can be found next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find it
>>>> locally (in the Houston area it's readily available)it's available via
>>>> mail order.
>>>>
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>>>>
>>>> Chris in Pearland, TX
>>> I bought a tube of that the other day, seemed like a good idea. How does
>>> it hold up in storage if you don't use the entire tube?
>>
>> Splendidly! Just be sure to put it in the fridge... lasts for months
> and
>> months.
>>
>> Chris
>
> It would be fun to switch it for someone’s toothpaste. <veg>

why **** around? preparation h.

your pal,
blake

Chris Marksberry wrote:
> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
>>>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>>> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use
>>> tomato paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore and
>>> can be found next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find it
>>> locally (in the Houston area it's readily available)it's available via
>>> mail order.
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>>>
>>> Chris in Pearland, TX
>> I bought a tube of that the other day, seemed like a good idea. How does
>> it hold up in storage if you don't use the entire tube?
>
> Splendidly! Just be sure to put it in the fridge... lasts for months and
> months.
>
> Chris
>
>
Thank you, that's the answer I was hoping for, I hate to waste food of
any kind.

"Chris Marksberry" > wrote in message
ster.com...
>
> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
> ...
>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>
> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use
> tomato paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore and can
> be found next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find it locally
> (in the Houston area it's readily available)it's available via mail order.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>
> Chris in Pearland, TX
>

I looked everywhere in the grocery store (Publix) for the tubed tomato
paste. Of course it wasn't anywhere that would make sense. I finally
stumbled across it on a shelf above the bagged pre-mixed salad greens in the
produce section! There are roasted red (bell) pepper pastes and others,
too.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
>
> I looked everywhere in the grocery store (Publix) for the tubed tomato
> paste. Of course it wasn't anywhere that would make sense. I finally
> stumbled across it on a shelf above the bagged pre-mixed salad greens
> in the
> produce section! There are roasted red (bell) pepper pastes and
> others, too.

Never seen tomato paste in tubes here. Various sizes of cans, but no
tubes. But what I can get is 50g (1.7oz) sachets of tomato paste - I
like them. Can use as many sachets as I need for a particular recipe
and they keep for quite a while in the 'staples' cupboard...

We can get ginger root paste in a tube - bought one to try, but wasn't
overly impressed tho'. IMHO, the jarred stuff we get here is way better
than the tubed if I don't have fresh. Dunno if it's the same in the US.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

ChattyCathy wrote:

> Never seen tomato paste in tubes here. Various sizes of cans, but no
> tubes. But what I can get is 50g (1.7oz) sachets of tomato paste - I
> like them. Can use as many sachets as I need for a particular recipe
> and they keep for quite a while in the 'staples' cupboard...


I just picked up a tube of it this week at a German deli. It is Oro di
Parma and it is made in Italy.

> We can get ginger root paste in a tube - bought one to try, but wasn't
> overly impressed tho'. IMHO, the jarred stuff we get here is way better
> than the tubed if I don't have fresh. Dunno if it's the same in the US.

Years ago, when ginger root was hard to find here someone suggested that
I chop up some ginger root and keep it in a jar of sherry. I tried it
and did it for some time whenever I picked up ginger. Then it became
much easier to find so I never had to use the stuff in the jar. But a
few months ago I found myself in need of ginger root and without any on
hand but I found the jar in the fridge. It was probably 10 years old. It
was fine. It may not have been quite as good as fresh ginger root, but
it filled the bill.

Dave wrote on Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:31:29 -0500:

>> Never seen tomato paste in tubes here. Various sizes of cans,
>> but no tubes. But what I can get is 50g (1.7oz) sachets of
>> tomato paste - I like them. Can use as many sachets as I need
>> for a particular recipe and they keep for quite a while in
>> the 'staples' cupboard...

> I just picked up a tube of it this week at a German deli. It
> is Oro di Parma and it is made in Italy.

>> We can get ginger root paste in a tube - bought one to try,
>> but wasn't overly impressed tho'. IMHO, the jarred stuff we
>> get here is way better than the tubed if I don't have fresh. Dunno if
>> it's the same in the US.

> Years ago, when ginger root was hard to find here someone suggested
> that I chop up some ginger root and keep it in a jar of sherry.

Yes, that works but you can freeze fresh ginger root. Running a faucet
over the end for half a minute or so allows grating or chopping enough
for most dishes. I feel that you need more of the defrosted version than
the original but I like fresh ginger so it's hard to use too much.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

>> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use
>> tomato paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore and
>> can be found next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find it
>> locally (in the Houston area it's readily available)it's available via
>> mail order.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>>
>> Chris in Pearland, TX
>>
>
> I looked everywhere in the grocery store (Publix) for the tubed tomato
> paste. Of course it wasn't anywhere that would make sense. I finally
> stumbled across it on a shelf above the bagged pre-mixed salad greens in
> the produce section! There are roasted red (bell) pepper pastes and
> others, too.
>
> Jill

Jill,

Seems to me that being able to locate it in the produce section took real
talent and determination on your part. Admittedly locally I do have to look
in weird sections of grocery stores here to find certain things.

This thread did spur me on to make spaghetti sauce today and it smells
wonderful as I type. Yum!

Chris

"Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
...
> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.

I use my 1 T cookie scoop and measure the leftover tomato paste into 1 T
increments. I use it that way most often. Then I freeze them on wax paper.
Once frozen I scoop into a baggie and keep in freezer for use.

Lynne

Mr. Bill wrote:
> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? � �
> I am thinking about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and
> toss in the freezer. �

It's extremely rare I don't use the entire itty bitty 6 oz can.. but
on those very few occasions that I have a half can left over I'll open
another can and add water to make up a jar of tomato juice, makes
great bloody marys. All tomato juice, even ketchup, is made from
reconstituted tomato paste/tomato concentrate anyways... there is no
such thing as fresh squeezed tomato juice.

"Sheldon" > wrote in message
...
Mr. Bill wrote:
> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? ? ?
> I am thinking about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and
> toss in the freezer. ?

It's extremely rare I don't use the entire itty bitty 6 oz can.. but
on those very few occasions that I have a half can left over I'll open
another can and add water to make up a jar of tomato juice, makes
great bloody marys. All tomato juice, even ketchup, is made from
reconstituted tomato paste/tomato concentrate anyways... there is no
such thing as fresh squeezed tomato juice.

Well, there is. But it is not what the general public would drink . It's
more water than anything. Real tomato juice is reconstituted, with
additives-as you said.

Kswck" > ha scritto nel messaggio >
> "Sheldon" Mr. Bill wrote:
>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste?

Basically,. I do nothing because I don't use it. On the rare occasion that
a recipe asks for it, I use a bit of passata instead. I have actually never
seen an Italian recipe that had more than a spoonful in it.

All tomato juice, even ketchup, is made from> reconstituted tomato
paste/tomato concentrate anyways... there is no
> such thing as fresh squeezed tomato juice.
>
> Well, there is. But it is not what the general public would drink . It's >
> more water than anything. Real tomato juice is reconstituted, with
> additives-as you said.

Not mine. I can't buy it so I make it using the finest screen in my food
mill after cooking it just enough to mill. I bottle it and freeze it. It
differs from passata only in the fineness of the screen. I really love
tomato juice and this way it can have the amount of salt I like which is a
lot less.

You're exactly RIGHT. Put the remainder into a ziplock, (smoosh the air
out, first) and sort of squeeze it until it makes a tube in the baggy.
FREEZE it.
Next time you nned T. paste....just cut off an inch or two...pop the
rest BACK into the freezer. To get it "loose", just run the baggy under
hot water for a few seconds.

Works like a charm. I cant tell yo how many half-cans I used to throw
away....sheeeeesh.
Now, I always have a "tube" of frozen T. paste, on hand, ready.

Also...I freeze my fresh Ginger root. I keep one in a ziplock and when
I nned a chunk,just take it out and cut off an inch....then, right back
into the freezer. I good sized "hand" of Ginger lasts me a YEAR!

When I make chicken or turkey stock, I freeze it in an ice cube
tray---when they're solid, I dump them into a BIG Ziplock.....and can
remove two or thee any time I need a little stock for gravy or whatever.

What the heck....the freezer is our FRIEND!

Lass

Mr. Bill wrote:
> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.


Funny you should mention that. I tackled the chore of refrigerating
cleaning today and found one of my wife's science projects..... half a
can of tomato paste with a piece of aluminum foil held on with an
elastic. I opened it up and it was a mass of mold. Don't do that.

FWIW... I buy tomato paste in a tube. That allows me to squeeze out as
much as I need and then I can put the cap back on and stick it in the
fridge.

"Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
...
> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.

I keep it in the fridge for 3-4 days, and if I don't use it, I chuck it.

On Dec 5, 7:04�pm, "Peter" > wrote:
> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? � �I am thinking
> > about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>
> I keep it in the fridge for 3-4 days, and if I don't use it, I chuck it.

Once opened the paste needs to be transfered to a nonreactive airtight
container, all tinned foods the same but especially acid foods.

I can't imagine what anyone does with a Tbls or two of tomato paste...
opening a small can of tomato paste and not using it all is like
popping the lid on a beer and not swigging it all... actually more
like slicing a hard cooked egg and saving a few slices for?... like
who eats half a chicken wing or half a deviled egg. I've never in my
life used part of an onion... if all I need is a small amount I choose
a small onion... for even less use a green onion... I've prepared
tuna salad with a shake of onion powder before I'll cut into an onion
larger than is needed. Once an onion is cut it begins to stink foul
in about an hour, I never wrap cut raw onion for later... that's like
not flushing the terlit.

On Dec 5, 9:31 pm, Sheldon > wrote:
I've never in my
> life used part of an onion... if all I need is a small amount I choose
> a small onion...

what if all you have are bseball sized on hand?

for even less use a green onion...

hmmm, great idea - but I don't always have em oh hand.

I've prepared
> tuna salad with a shake of onion powder before I'll cut into an onion
> larger than is needed.

Alas, mine is always a rock in the jar....

Once an onion is cut it begins to stink foul
> in about an hour, I never wrap cut raw onion for later...

so true - I have found small Tups with a bit of soft onion. If I
weren't so lazy, I'd chop and freeze any leftover onion portions and
stop wasting fridge space. I think I"ll go for your green onion m.o.

wrote in news:d5e9adbc-ed75-49eb-a8e8-
:

> On Dec 5, 9:31 pm, Sheldon > wrote:
> I've never in my
>> life used part of an onion... if all I need is a small amount I choose
>> a small onion...
>
> what if all you have are bseball sized on hand?
>
> for even less use a green onion...
>
> hmmm, great idea - but I don't always have em oh hand.
>
> I've prepared
>> tuna salad with a shake of onion powder before I'll cut into an onion
>> larger than is needed.
>
> Alas, mine is always a rock in the jar....
>
> Once an onion is cut it begins to stink foul
>> in about an hour, I never wrap cut raw onion for later...
>
> so true - I have found small Tups with a bit of soft onion. If I
> weren't so lazy, I'd chop and freeze any leftover onion portions and
> stop wasting fridge space. I think I"ll go for your green onion m.o.
>
>
>

Can can also dehydrate thin onion slices...plus toast them in a dry frypan
on top of the stove; then grind them up in a spice grinder/coffee
mill...makes for a tasty onion powder.

--

The beet goes on -Alan

On Dec 6, 3:10�pm, hahabogus > wrote:
> wrote in news:d5e9adbc-ed75-49eb-a8e8-
> :
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Dec 5, 9:31 pm, Sheldon > wrote:
> > �I've never in my
> >> life used part of an onion... if all I need is a small amount I choose
> >> a small onion...
>
> > what if all you have are bseball sized on hand?
>
> > for even less use a green �onion...
>
> > hmmm, great idea - but I don't always have em oh hand.
>
> > � I've prepared
> >> tuna salad with a shake of onion powder before I'll cut into an onion
> >> larger than is needed.
>
> > Alas, mine is always a rock in the jar....
>
> > �Once an onion is cut it begins to stink foul
> >> in about an hour, I never wrap cut raw onion for later...
>
> > so true - I have found small Tups with a bit of soft onion. �If I
> > weren't so lazy, I'd chop and freeze any leftover onion portions and
> > stop wasting fridge space. �I think I"ll �go for your green onion m.o.
>
> Can can also dehydrate thin onion slices...plus toast them in a dry frypan
> on top of the stove; then grind them up in a spice grinder/coffee
> mill...makes for a tasty onion powder.


It's far easier and costs less to buy them from Penzeys... I use dehy
onion bits often, in fact I added some to my ramen today for lunch.
And toasted dehys are wonderful in lieu of onion soup, they've no salt
so you can use as much as you want.

Whenever I buy onions I search for a bag containing all sizes, mostly
small to medium... I can always use two mediums for a large. And
often there's more waste with large onions, the skins are thicker, and
it's always the larger onions that go off first.

On Dec 6, 3:10 pm, hahabogus > wrote:


> Can can also dehydrate thin onion slices...plus toast them in a dry frypan
> on top of the stove; then grind them up in a spice grinder/coffee
> mill...makes for a tasty onion powder.


Great - another use for the Ron Popiel drying dinosaur which is taking
up so much cupboard space.

On Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:24:25 -0500, Mr. Bill > wrote:

>What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
>about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.

Freeze it - lasts for months!!

Welshdog
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Australian Opinion
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http://australianopinion.com

In article >,
Mr. Bill > wrote:

> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.

I never use only half a can but if I did, I'd freeze the rest as you
plan to.

--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
<http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amytaylor> -- the world can
learn much about grace from Amy and Warren.

"Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
...
> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.

Huck it. Plenty of folks "lose" 4 lb. roasts in their freezers. What's the
odds of remembering 3 ounces of tomato paste? Being a New Englander, I'm a
firm believer in "waste not, want not", but... waste a 10 cent zip lock bag
to save 24 cents of tomato paste? Which you will probably "find" next July;
nicely freezer burned. YMMV.

Paco wrote:
>
> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
> ...
>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>
> Huck it. Plenty of folks "lose" 4 lb. roasts in their freezers. What's
> the odds of remembering 3 ounces of tomato paste? Being a New
> Englander, I'm a firm believer in "waste not, want not", but... waste a
> 10 cent zip lock bag to save 24 cents of tomato paste? Which you will
> probably "find" next July; nicely freezer burned. YMMV.


I couldn't agree more. I have so many miscellaneous little packets of
things in the refrigerator freezer that get thrown out every once in a
while. Life is too short to stress over a half can of tomato paste.

gloria p
who does save wine corks and rubber bands

On Dec 6, 12:08�pm, Gloria P > wrote:
> Paco wrote:
>
> > "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
> .. .
> >> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? � �I am thinking
> >> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>
> > Huck it. �Plenty of folks "lose" 4 lb. roasts in their freezers.. �What's
> > the odds of remembering 3 ounces of tomato paste? �Being a New
> > Englander, I'm a firm believer in "waste not, want not", but... waste a
> > 10 cent zip lock bag to save 24 cents of tomato paste? �Which you will
> > probably "find" next July; nicely freezer burned. �YMMV.
>
> I couldn't agree more. �I have so many miscellaneous little packets of
> things in the refrigerator freezer that get thrown out every once in a
> while. Life is too short to stress over a half can of tomato paste.

I still can't come up with a ligitimate reason why anyone wouldn't use
the entire can... I think maybe 2-3 times in my life I didn't use the
entire can but can't think of why... I think something I baked when I
first got my ABM.

I don't save small bits of food, I eat it all or toss it... I know
someone who always seemed to leave the last bit of everything they
opened... like why not finish the entire can of fruit cocktail instead
of saving two spoonfuls in a glass container, or eating yogurt and
leaving like 2 ounces of a small container, or not grating that last
1/4 ounce of hard cheese onto the pasta, especially since it was
already out of the fridge and the grater was dirty already, or leave
like 4-5 sticky jam jars with hardly a tsp in each remaining, or
putting the half gallon milk container back in the fridge with less
than an ounce remaining, you mean you can't squeak that last bit into
your flacky wakies bowl and what about someone who puts the chips bag/
cracker box back in the pantry with just a few crumbs remaining. I
divorced her. If you're one of those who leaves the bits of crusts
they held in their fingers from their sandwich like they were some
sort of teensy handles I'd divorce you too. I think all yoose
agonizing over half a can of tomato paste are certifiably crazy.

> gloria p
> who does save wine corks and rubber bands

I save plastic coated twist ties of all sizes... very handy for
gardening.

"Gloria P" > wrote in message
...
>
> gloria p
> who does save wine corks and rubber bands

Yup! I save twist ties and those bag clip thingies from store-bought bread,
too. Ya never know. And string from bakery packaging; those dispensers
hanging from the ceiling used to fascinate me when I was a kid! (Still do,
I guess)

On Dec 6, 12:30�am, "Paco" > wrote:
> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? � �I am thinking
> > about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>
> Huck it. �Plenty of folks "lose" 4 lb. roasts in their freezers. �What's the
> odds of remembering 3 ounces of tomato paste? �Being a New Englander, I'm a
> firm believer in "waste not, want not", but... waste a 10 cent zip lock bag
> to save 24 cents of tomato paste? �Which you will probably "find" next July;
> nicely freezer burned. �YMMV.

Zactly! Before I'd use half a 6 oz can of paste I'd use an 8 oz can
of sauce. I've racked my brain and can't think of any recipe where
I'd use a Tbls or two of tomato paste... typically the full six ounce
can ain't quite enough.

"Sheldon" schrieb :

> Zactly! Before I'd use half a 6 oz can of paste I'd use an 8 oz can
> of sauce. I've racked my brain and can't think of any recipe where
> I'd use a Tbls or two of tomato paste... typically the full six ounce
> can ain't quite enough.

Well, an example would be Gulasch. You need only a little bit of the
paste for colour; you don't want tomato-taste.
That's why tomato paste in tubes is very handy. And it lasts forever
and three days.

Cheers,

Michael Kuettner