"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 20 Jun 2016 17:07:40 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
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>>
>> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Mon, 20 Jun 2016 01:40:24 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >>I used 6 caramelized Vidalia's and
>> >>two raw white onions. Also a goodly handful of bacon strips, cooked and
>> >>chopped into small pieces. A good amount of ketchup, a little mustard
>> >>powder, salt, tons of freshly ground black pepper and small amounts of
>> >>brown
>> >>sugar and molasses. After tasting, I decided to add a little tomato
>> >>paste.
>> >>I
>> >>also added some of the bean cooking water and will stash some more in
>> >>the
>> >>fridge in case I need to add more later.
>> >
>> > That's pretty much exactly how I make baked beans, except I prefer to
>> > use passata rather than ketchup.
>>
>> That sounds good! I often use passata instead of ketchup!
>
> Passata is a virtual unknown where I live. I did buy it from an
> Italian deli, but it was $5 for a small jar... gah. Haven't worked up
> the nerve to try it yet, mainly because of the expense. Whatever it's
> used in has to be spectacular or else I'll wonder why I wasted my time
> finding it.

Gosh! That is a surprise. Look here, these are common:

https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl...tesco&tbm=shop

I hope you can get them soon. They are really good.


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