On Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:33:32 -0500, Doris Night
> wrote:

> On Sat, 05 Jan 2013 20:36:49 -0500, Cheryl >
> wrote:
>
> >On 1/5/2013 11:07 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> >>
> >> Years ago I bought a tube (rather than those little cans) of tomato
> >> paste. Everyone here was saying "Oh, it's great! You can just use a
> >> little dab as needed. You don't have to worry about storing what's left
> >> in the open can!" There was much discussion about freezing a Tbs. or
> >> two. Why bother? Yet when I saw it sold in tubes at the grocery store,
> >> I bought one. Guess what? It remains unopened to this day. I still
> >> have a couple of cans of Contadina tomato paste in the pantry, too. I
> >> just don't use much of it.
> >
> >Oh, I love those tubes of tomato paste! Handy to put a small flavor of
> >tomato in whatever you're cooking if you need it. Sauces, stews, soups
> >- I use it a lot.
>
> How much does a tube of tomato paste cost? A small can is like $0.49,
> so if you have some left over it isn't a big deal to just throw it
> out.
>
Tube tomato is easily 5 times as much and probably more.

> Anyway, if I ever make any dish that calls for some minute amount of
> tomato paste, I just dump in the whole can. More flavour.
>
To be honest, I thought the same way until someone said to freeze it
by the tablespoon. I do that now and put the frozen pieces into a
baggie afterward. It's a real plus for my cooking purposes to have it
on hand so I can use it when a little tomato is appropriate in a
recipe.

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