"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 05:55:56 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 13:33:19 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> > On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 10:10:06 +0100, "Ophelia"
>>> > > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >> I think I am not understanding your 'can of tomato sauce'. I use
>>> >> about
>>> >> a
>>> >> one inch squeeze from the tube.
>>> >
>>> > You use paste in a tube (a very expensive way to go) she's using a
>>> > looser product in a can. Both are tomato.
>>>
>>> So it is a diluted type of tom paste?
>>
>>Conversely, tomato paste is a concentrated form of tomato sauce.
>
> Nope... sauce is seasoned, paste is just tomato.
>
>>> I suppose what you see and very
>>> expensive is arguable. I don't need to use a whole tin (whatever size
>>> that
>>> might be) I can use just a very small amount and it keeps good in the
>>> tube
>>> for a long time and doesn't deteriorate ... no waste.
>>
>>There's no waste if you freeze the leftovers in small amounts.
>
> I've never in my life cooked anything that required tomato paste that
> I didn't use an entire 6 ounce can... what, you cook in 1 qt pots? The
> only use I've found for a 1 qt pot is scooping a ration of bird seed.

Many sauces or soups call for perhaps a Tablespoon of it. The only time I
use a larger amount would be for spaghetti sauce or Sloppy Joes.