"mdfloyd" > wrote in message
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> I've been looking through some good pasta sauce recipes, and a couple
> of them mention putting a pinch of baking soda into the sauce. They
> say it makes the sauce sweeter and richer.
>
> I've never heard of this -- is it true?
>
> THanks!

Yes, it neutralizes some of the acid found in the tomatoes. I am not saying
it better, that is a matter of taste.

Dimitri