On 5/29/2013 3:35 PM, Moe DeLoughan wrote:
> On 5/29/2013 2:01 PM, Helpful person wrote:

>>
>> Why on earth would you want to make the sauce sweet?
>
> Not necessarily sweet, but less sour. Most canned tomato products have
> citric acid added to ensure the pH is low enough to be safe. As a
> result, sauces made with the canned product may taste more sour than
> one prefers. A touch of sweetener can help correct that, as can a
> goodly amount of sweet basil and/or crushed fennel seed.


Exactly! I find that depending on what ingredients I use, there is
sometimes a bitter or sour taste and a little bit of sugar takes that
right away.

George L