"Karen AKA Kajikit" > wrote in message
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>I used to make my own pizza all the time in Australia, using tomato
> paste out of a jar,

What do you call tomato paste back in Australia, meaning ... is it
the same thing? I would not think of putting that on a pizza.

> chopped up bacon, ham etc,

Salt. Salt.

> and topped with grated
> mozzarella cheese. I made exactly the same thing in America and it
> came out inedible because it was so incredibly salty (and I didn't add
> any!) Is there something special I need to buy or use? Does anyone
> have a failproof recipe?

At the very least you need to make or buy pizza sauce. Not paste.
That's concentrated and you don't use much of it in relation to the
other ingredients.

nancy