I'm having a load of fun with my Canner and my spaghettie bolognaise sauce
turned out fabulous. I got 5, 1 litre jars and 9, 500 ml jars out of the
batch. I'm onto Chinese food next. Love the idea of take-away in the
cupboard.

I can make up all the recipes from scratch. Eg., Chinese chicken and sweet
corn soup. Steak in Black Bean sauce and also Sweet and sour chicken, but
I'v got a bit lazy these days and usually buy Canton Sweet and sour sauce
for my Sweet and sour chicken.

For the sweet and sour chicken, I will be adding chicken, pineapple,
carrots, onions, beanshoots, mushrooms, 5 spice powder, garlic honey, soy,
tomatoe sauce, vinegar dab a sugar. - commercial sweet and sour sauce.
The thickening agent already in the commercial sauce may make it look better
in the jar. In all of the recipes I will be leaving out fats and
cornflour.

What are your thoughts on cooking up recipes with commercial food/sauces
that have already been cooked once?