On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 00:32:54 GMT, "Dimitri"
> wrote:

> Ok so you have a recipe that calls for a Tablespoon of oh lets say tomato
> paste. You open a small can and spoon the tablespoon. What do you do with
> the rest of the can?

I forget where I read or saw it on TV, but the suggestion
was to use a squirt of catsup when all you need is a little
tomato paste or sauce. I've done that many times since and
it works.
>
> The recipe calls for 1 1/2 cup of onions. You slice and dice 2 onions and
> find you've got 2 cups. Do you just use them anyway?
>

If I wasn't good at judging quantities and didn't have any
use for the leftover onion, diced or not... I'd use it.


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