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Jude

wrote:
> > MMMmmm, I really like sun dried tomato pesto. A small jar of SD
> > tomatoes in oil. . . .
>
> Okay, here's an embarrassing confession. I live in an Italian
> neighborhood, so even the *clothing* stores sell sun-dried tomatoes
> here. The DRY variety, though -- not the packed-in-oil kind. And I
> have absolutely no idea how to convert one format to the other. I
> could dump some in a cup and cover them with oil, but I'm assuming
> there's got to be some kind of catch.

I've done that .... to soften them, you can warm the oil first then
stir the drioed ones in.. Then add herbs to taste - basil, garlic,
black pepper, oregano, thyme in the oil make them have a lot of flavor
when you use them.