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>From: "skoonj"
>Date: 12/2/04 7:17 PM Alaskan Standard Time
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>"Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
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>> On 03 Dec 2004 01:29:48 GMT, oaway (Joelle) wrote:
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>>>>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?
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>>>That's why I buy the tomato paste in the tube -and I refrigerate the tube.
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>> Okay, I give: whereinheck do you find tomato paste in a tube? I mean,
>> is it a common USA-ian type supermarket item?
>>
>> Personally, I've always used the amount I needed, then scraped the
>> rest of the contents of the can into a ziplock baggie and put it in
>> the freezer. It's not hard to hack a few frozen pieces off later.
>>
>> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>> AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA
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>The tomato paste in the tube is right near the anchovy paste in the tube. At
>least it is in my local supermarket. It's not sold refrigerated, and it
>might not be near the canned paste. Try the italian specialty food section,
>or maybe the sardines.
>
>A tube isn't good if you need a lot, though, like 1/2 a cup.
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>-T

I was frustrated by this not long ago and adapted by using a food "tube"
designed for cyclists and campers. It looks a bit like a clear empty
toothpaste tube, except the flat end (the end without the lid) is unsealed.
You fill the tube with whatever (in this case, tomato paste, although it was
originally designed for things like peanutbutter and energy goo), fold it over
and snap the sealing clip on the end. When you're done with the tomato paste
you used, clean the tube out and use it again. Cheaper than buying the tube of
paste from the grocery store. I've used it for all sorts of paste-type
leftovers. You can find them at your local outdoors shop -- camping supplies,
fishing supplies, cycling supplies, etc. I believe it's made by Coleman, but I
could be wrong.

Alexis.