Hi,
I have always made tomato sauce fresh using fresh tomatoes
(in August and September usually) or whole peeled plum tomatoes
in the 28 oz cans.

Recently I used one bottle of strained tomatoes (passata) and
one can of chopped tomatoes instead. It saved a lot of time
preparing the tomatoes. ... I thought it saved so much time that
it wouldn't taste as good.

To my surprise it was delicous and had a great texture (rich
and chunky. Richer / more pureed than when I use either fresh
tomaotes or canned whole).

Does anyone else do this?

Thanks very much. Have a nice day.

Meryl

WELL MERYL,

I AM NOT SURE WHY YOU WOULD USE PASSATA FOR SAUCE. THIS
IS VERY GOOD IN SOUPS BUT IS TOO THIN FOR ANY BUT THE LIGHTEST
OF SAUCES.

-M- in currently sunny Aberdale, CA


(Meryl Kway) wrote in message om>...
> Hi,
> I have always made tomato sauce fresh using fresh tomatoes
> (in August and September usually) or whole peeled plum tomatoes
> in the 28 oz cans.
>
> Recently I used one bottle of strained tomatoes (passata) and
> one can of chopped tomatoes instead. It saved a lot of time
> preparing the tomatoes. ... I thought it saved so much time that
> it wouldn't taste as good.
>
> To my surprise it was delicous and had a great texture (rich
> and chunky. Richer / more pureed than when I use either fresh
> tomaotes or canned whole).
>
> Does anyone else do this?
>
> Thanks very much. Have a nice day.
>
> Meryl

Hoping someone can respond.

Meryl

(Meryl Kway) wrote in message om>...
> Hi,
> I have always made tomato sauce fresh using fresh tomatoes
> (in August and September usually) or whole peeled plum tomatoes
> in the 28 oz cans.
>
> Recently I used one bottle of strained tomatoes (passata) and
> one can of chopped tomatoes instead. It saved a lot of time
> preparing the tomatoes. ... I thought it saved so much time that
> it wouldn't taste as good.
>
> To my surprise it was delicous and had a great texture (rich
> and chunky. Richer / more pureed than when I use either fresh
> tomaotes or canned whole).
>
> Does anyone else do this?
>
> Thanks very much. Have a nice day.
>
> Meryl

Hoping someone can respond.

Meryl

(Meryl Kway) wrote in message om>...
> Hi,
> I have always made tomato sauce fresh using fresh tomatoes
> (in August and September usually) or whole peeled plum tomatoes
> in the 28 oz cans.
>
> Recently I used one bottle of strained tomatoes (passata) and
> one can of chopped tomatoes instead. It saved a lot of time
> preparing the tomatoes. ... I thought it saved so much time that
> it wouldn't taste as good.
>
> To my surprise it was delicous and had a great texture (rich
> and chunky. Richer / more pureed than when I use either fresh
> tomaotes or canned whole).
>
> Does anyone else do this?
>
> Thanks very much. Have a nice day.
>
> Meryl