"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>>> On Mon, 20 Jun 2016 17:07:40 +0100, "Ophelia" >
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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.
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>>>> > That's pretty much exactly how I make baked beans, except I prefer to
>>>> > use passata rather than ketchup.
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>>>> That sounds good! I often use passata instead of ketchup!
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>>> 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.
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> Hmm that doesn't seem to work
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> I don't know if it will work for you but search on Tesco and passata

But we don't have Tesco here. I do remember this discussion before and I
think that I did send away for some once and wasn't impressed. I just can't
remember exactly what it is.