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Sheldon > wrote:

> Omelet > wrote:
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> > I purchase the low sodium version. ?It's more expensive.
>
> Why would it be more expensive, I've never noticed any low sodium
> products priced differently from the regular products... perhaps you
> should shop elsewhere. V8 is way over priced anyway, as are all
> tomato juices... it's very easy to make your own from tomato paste
> (that's the base for all tomato juice), there is no salt added to any
> brand of tomato paste. You can make a better tasting version by
> tailoring the seasonings to your own liking - you can buy dehy
> vegetables and make your own - cheap, you can also control the
> viscosity. I never buy tomato juice (why carry those heavy cans/
> bottles home), it's so simple to make it myself, and at less than half
> the store price, all I need is a can opener and 30 seconds.
>
> Did you know that V8 contains beet juice... I always have lots because
> I like canned beets. I have dehy onions, bell pepper (red n' green),
> parsley, powdered celery seed, carrots, celery too. But I don't try
> to copy V8 exactly, I prefer to make a tomato vegetable juice to my
> own taste, for one I like a bit of dillweed and garlic powder... I
> like to add a few drops of hot sauce. a squeeze of fresh lemon, and
> finish up with a few ounces of vodka.
>
> To a glass of plain tomato juice add a tsp of canned tuna water and
> it's darned close to Clamato.
>
> I have most of the dehy veggie ingredients with my spices, I'm sure
> most people who cook do... not gonna miss the lettuce and water cress
> juice.

Too much trouble... but thanks. ;-)
Too much salt too unless you are purchasing the "no salt added" beets.
I can get those here.

V-8 is more than just tomato juice.
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