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>> Canned tomatoes at their peak of ripeness are better than tomatoids in
>> January at the market. It is nice, too, to be able to control the amount
>> of
>> salt and other ingredients if one needs a special diet. And to do away
>> with
>> the high fructose corn syrup altogether. That stuff is in everything.
>> Edrena
>
> If what one wants is plain canned tomatoes the tinned at the
> stupidmarket contain nothing but tomatoes, are safer, taste better,
> are better quality, are less effort, and cost less than any one can
> put up at home[period] Right now is when tinned tomatoes are on sale,
> is when I buy them by the case. It's just plain stupid to home can
> plain tomatoes, as stupid as hand knitting plain white socks.
>
> Sheldon
>

But Sheldon:
Homemade pasta sauce with homemade sausage and homemade pasta makes more of
an impression on company (be it a new date, parents, neighbors, etc) than
the premade stuff.