On Mon, 20 Jun 2016 19:00:42 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

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> "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
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> >> > On Mon, 20 Jun 2016 01:40:24 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> >> > > wrote:
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> >> >>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.
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> Gosh! That is a surprise. Look here, these are common:
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> https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl...tesco&tbm=shop
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> I hope you can get them soon. They are really good.

Not even close to those prices here!

Just an FYI - Trader Joe's finally sells tomato paste in a tube at a
*very* reasonable price. Others will follow, but I'm not looking
anywhere else. If a tube jumps off the shelf and introduces itself to
me elsewhere, I might buy it - but I have Trader Joe's for now.

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sf