On 2016-06-20 3:49 PM, Doris Night wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Jun 2016 12:43:47 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> 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.
>>
>> Not even close to those prices here!
>
> I can get it on sale for $0.97 Canadian at the local NoFrills grocery
> store. I always stock up at that price.
>
There is a family owned grocery store in Welland where I shop about once
a month. They often have passada for $1 a jar. Whenever I see it on
sale I stock up on it.