What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.

Mr. Bill wrote:
> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
That's what I do with it.

Mr. Bill wrote:
> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.

dollop it out on to a cookie sheet and freeze the blobs until firm. Then
toss those loose into a freezer bag. You can now add them into recipes
when you just need that odd tablespoon or two.

Mr. Bill wrote

> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am
thinking
> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.

Start a pan with some EVO oli and a garlic clove, annd your tomato and
let it go on low for 10 minutes. Thta's a basic tomato sauce you can
use as you please, from pasta on.
--
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"Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
...
> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.

I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use tomato
paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore and can be found
next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find it locally (in the
Houston area it's readily available)it's available via mail order.

http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5

Chris in Pearland, TX

"Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
...
> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.

I use my 1 T cookie scoop and measure the leftover tomato paste into 1 T
increments. I use it that way most often. Then I freeze them on wax paper.
Once frozen I scoop into a baggie and keep in freezer for use.

Lynne

Mr. Bill wrote:
> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? � �
> I am thinking about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and
> toss in the freezer. �

It's extremely rare I don't use the entire itty bitty 6 oz can.. but
on those very few occasions that I have a half can left over I'll open
another can and add water to make up a jar of tomato juice, makes
great bloody marys. All tomato juice, even ketchup, is made from
reconstituted tomato paste/tomato concentrate anyways... there is no
such thing as fresh squeezed tomato juice.

George wrote on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:39:02 -0600:

> Mr. Bill wrote:
>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am
>> thinking about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss
>> in the freezer.
> That's what I do with it.

Buy it in a tube. It keeps pretty well!

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Chris Marksberry wrote:
> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
> ...
>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>
> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use tomato
> paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore and can be found
> next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find it locally (in the
> Houston area it's readily available)it's available via mail order.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>
> Chris in Pearland, TX
>
>
I bought a tube of that the other day, seemed like a good idea. How does
it hold up in storage if you don't use the entire tube?

"George Shirley" > wrote in message
...
> Chris Marksberry wrote:
>> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
>>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>>
>> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use
>> tomato paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore and
>> can be found next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find it
>> locally (in the Houston area it's readily available)it's available via
>> mail order.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>>
>> Chris in Pearland, TX
> I bought a tube of that the other day, seemed like a good idea. How does
> it hold up in storage if you don't use the entire tube?

Splendidly! Just be sure to put it in the fridge... lasts for months and
months.

Chris

On Fri 05 Dec 2008 04:55:43p, Chris Marksberry told us...

>
> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
>>>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>>>
>>> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use
>>> tomato paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore and
>>> can be found next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find it
>>> locally (in the Houston area it's readily available)it's available via
>>> mail order.
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>>>
>>> Chris in Pearland, TX
>> I bought a tube of that the other day, seemed like a good idea. How does
>> it hold up in storage if you don't use the entire tube?
>
> Splendidly! Just be sure to put it in the fridge... lasts for months
and
> months.
>
> Chris
>
>
>

It would be fun to switch it for someone’s toothpaste. <veg>

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Mr. Bill wrote:
> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.


Funny you should mention that. I tackled the chore of refrigerating
cleaning today and found one of my wife's science projects..... half a
can of tomato paste with a piece of aluminum foil held on with an
elastic. I opened it up and it was a mass of mold. Don't do that.

FWIW... I buy tomato paste in a tube. That allows me to squeeze out as
much as I need and then I can put the cap back on and stick it in the
fridge.

"Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
...
> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.

I keep it in the fridge for 3-4 days, and if I don't use it, I chuck it.

Chris Marksberry wrote:
> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
>>>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>>> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use
>>> tomato paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore and
>>> can be found next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find it
>>> locally (in the Houston area it's readily available)it's available via
>>> mail order.
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>>>
>>> Chris in Pearland, TX
>> I bought a tube of that the other day, seemed like a good idea. How does
>> it hold up in storage if you don't use the entire tube?
>
> Splendidly! Just be sure to put it in the fridge... lasts for months and
> months.
>
> Chris
>
>
Thank you, that's the answer I was hoping for, I hate to waste food of
any kind.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 05 Dec 2008 04:55:43p, Chris Marksberry told us...
>
>> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>>> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
>>>>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>>>> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use
>>>> tomato paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore and
>>>> can be found next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find it
>>>> locally (in the Houston area it's readily available)it's available via
>>>> mail order.
>>>>
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>>>>
>>>> Chris in Pearland, TX
>>> I bought a tube of that the other day, seemed like a good idea. How does
>>> it hold up in storage if you don't use the entire tube?
>> Splendidly! Just be sure to put it in the fridge... lasts for months
> and
>> months.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>>
>
> It would be fun to switch it for someone’s toothpaste. <veg>
>
You are definitely pixilated Wayne.

"Sheldon" > wrote in message
...
Mr. Bill wrote:
> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? ? ?
> I am thinking about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and
> toss in the freezer. ?

It's extremely rare I don't use the entire itty bitty 6 oz can.. but
on those very few occasions that I have a half can left over I'll open
another can and add water to make up a jar of tomato juice, makes
great bloody marys. All tomato juice, even ketchup, is made from
reconstituted tomato paste/tomato concentrate anyways... there is no
such thing as fresh squeezed tomato juice.

Well, there is. But it is not what the general public would drink . It's
more water than anything. Real tomato juice is reconstituted, with
additives-as you said.

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
5.250...
> On Fri 05 Dec 2008 04:55:43p, Chris Marksberry told us...
>
>>
>> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>>> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
>>>>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>>>>
>>>> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use
>>>> tomato paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore and
>>>> can be found next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find it
>>>> locally (in the Houston area it's readily available)it's available via
>>>> mail order.
>>>>
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>>>>
>>>> Chris in Pearland, TX
>>> I bought a tube of that the other day, seemed like a good idea. How does
>>> it hold up in storage if you don't use the entire tube?
>>
>> Splendidly! Just be sure to put it in the fridge... lasts for months
> and
>> months.
>>
>> Chris
>
> It would be fun to switch it for someone’s toothpaste. <veg>

Wayne,

You never struck me as a practical joker... apparently I thought
incorrectly <g>

Chris in Pearland, TX where it's COLD

"Goomba" > wrote in message
...
> Mr. Bill wrote:
>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>
> dollop it out on to a cookie sheet and freeze the blobs until firm. Then
> toss those loose into a freezer bag. You can now add them into recipes
> when you just need that odd tablespoon or two.

Good Answer1

Dimitri

On Fri 05 Dec 2008 05:19:27p, Chris Marksberry told us...

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> 5.250...
>> On Fri 05 Dec 2008 04:55:43p, Chris Marksberry told us...
>>
>>>
>>> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>>>> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am
thinking
>>>>>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use
>>>>> tomato paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore
and
>>>>> can be found next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find it
>>>>> locally (in the Houston area it's readily available)it's available
via
>>>>> mail order.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris in Pearland, TX
>>>> I bought a tube of that the other day, seemed like a good idea. How
does
>>>> it hold up in storage if you don't use the entire tube?
>>>
>>> Splendidly! Just be sure to put it in the fridge... lasts for months
>> and
>>> months.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>
>> It would be fun to switch it for someone’s toothpaste. <veg>
>
> Wayne,
>
> You never struck me as a practical joker... apparently I thought
> incorrectly <g>

I have my moments, Chris. <g> When I was a kid, I switched my dad’s
shaving cream (in a tube) for his toothpaste. I guess that’s what made me
think of it.


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On Fri 05 Dec 2008 05:07:47p, George Shirley told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Fri 05 Dec 2008 04:55:43p, Chris Marksberry told us...
>>
>>> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>>>> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am
>>>>>> thinking about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the
>>>>>> freezer.
>>>>> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use
>>>>> tomato paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore
>>>>> and can be found next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find
>>>>> it locally (in the Houston area it's readily available)it's
>>>>> available via mail order.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris in Pearland, TX
>>>> I bought a tube of that the other day, seemed like a good idea. How
>>>> does it hold up in storage if you don't use the entire tube?
>>> Splendidly! Just be sure to put it in the fridge... lasts for months
>> and
>>> months.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> It would be fun to switch it for someone’s toothpaste. <veg>
>>
> You are definitely pixilated Wayne.

I guess I am, George. It just came to me in a flash. <g>

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On Dec 5, 7:04�pm, "Peter" > wrote:
> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? � �I am thinking
> > about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>
> I keep it in the fridge for 3-4 days, and if I don't use it, I chuck it.

Once opened the paste needs to be transfered to a nonreactive airtight
container, all tinned foods the same but especially acid foods.

I can't imagine what anyone does with a Tbls or two of tomato paste...
opening a small can of tomato paste and not using it all is like
popping the lid on a beer and not swigging it all... actually more
like slicing a hard cooked egg and saving a few slices for?... like
who eats half a chicken wing or half a deviled egg. I've never in my
life used part of an onion... if all I need is a small amount I choose
a small onion... for even less use a green onion... I've prepared
tuna salad with a shake of onion powder before I'll cut into an onion
larger than is needed. Once an onion is cut it begins to stink foul
in about an hour, I never wrap cut raw onion for later... that's like
not flushing the terlit.

On Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:24:25 -0500, Mr. Bill > wrote:

>What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
>about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.

Freeze it - lasts for months!!

Welshdog
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On Dec 5, 7:00*pm, Wayne Boatwright >
wrote:
> On Fri 05 Dec 2008 04:55:43p, Chris Marksberry told us...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > "George Shirley" > wrote in message
> .. .
> >> Chris Marksberry wrote:
> >>> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
> ...
> >>>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? * *I am thinking
> >>>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>
> >>> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. *Instead I use
> >>> tomato paste that comes in a tube. *FWIW, the brand I use is Amore and
> >>> can be found next to the canned tomato paste. *If you can't find it
> >>> locally (in the Houston area it's readily available)it's available via
> >>> mail order.
>
> >>>http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>
> >>> Chris in Pearland, TX
> >> I bought a tube of that the other day, seemed like a good idea. How does
> >> it hold up in storage if you don't use the entire tube?
>
> > Splendidly! *Just be sure to put it in the fridge... *lasts for months
> and
> > months.
>
> > Chris
>
> It would be fun to switch it for someone’s toothpaste.

Would go well with my Tom's of Maine fennel tooth paste... I love that
stuff.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 05 Dec 2008 05:07:47p, George Shirley told us...
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Fri 05 Dec 2008 04:55:43p, Chris Marksberry told us...
>>>
>>>> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>>>>> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am
>>>>>>> thinking about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the
>>>>>>> freezer.
>>>>>> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use
>>>>>> tomato paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore
>>>>>> and can be found next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find
>>>>>> it locally (in the Houston area it's readily available)it's
>>>>>> available via mail order.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chris in Pearland, TX
>>>>> I bought a tube of that the other day, seemed like a good idea. How
>>>>> does it hold up in storage if you don't use the entire tube?
>>>> Splendidly! Just be sure to put it in the fridge... lasts for months
>>> and
>>>> months.
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> It would be fun to switch it for someone’s toothpaste. <veg>
>>>
>> You are definitely pixilated Wayne.
>
> I guess I am, George. It just came to me in a flash. <g>
>
You and my eldest great granddaughter have similar senses of humor. For
an eight-year old girl she can throw out some doozies.

In article >,
Mr. Bill > wrote:

> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.

I never use only half a can but if I did, I'd freeze the rest as you
plan to.

--
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<http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amytaylor> -- the world can
learn much about grace from Amy and Warren.

On Fri 05 Dec 2008 08:22:42p, George Shirley told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Fri 05 Dec 2008 05:07:47p, George Shirley told us...
>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>> On Fri 05 Dec 2008 04:55:43p, Chris Marksberry told us...
>>>>
>>>>> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>>>>>> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am
>>>>>>>> thinking about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in
the
>>>>>>>> freezer.
>>>>>>> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I
use
>>>>>>> tomato paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore
>>>>>>> and can be found next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't
find
>>>>>>> it locally (in the Houston area it's readily available)it's
>>>>>>> available via mail order.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Chris in Pearland, TX
>>>>>> I bought a tube of that the other day, seemed like a good idea. How
>>>>>> does it hold up in storage if you don't use the entire tube?
>>>>> Splendidly! Just be sure to put it in the fridge... lasts for
months
>>>> and
>>>>> months.
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> It would be fun to switch it for someone’s toothpaste. <veg>
>>>>
>>> You are definitely pixilated Wayne.
>>
>> I guess I am, George. It just came to me in a flash. <g>
>>
> You and my eldest great granddaughter have similar senses of humor. For
> an eight-year old girl she can throw out some doozies.

I’d call that precocious. At least that’s what people called me at that
age. <g>

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"Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
...
> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.

Huck it. Plenty of folks "lose" 4 lb. roasts in their freezers. What's the
odds of remembering 3 ounces of tomato paste? Being a New Englander, I'm a
firm believer in "waste not, want not", but... waste a 10 cent zip lock bag
to save 24 cents of tomato paste? Which you will probably "find" next July;
nicely freezer burned. YMMV.

Kswck" > ha scritto nel messaggio >
> "Sheldon" Mr. Bill wrote:
>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste?

Basically,. I do nothing because I don't use it. On the rare occasion that
a recipe asks for it, I use a bit of passata instead. I have actually never
seen an Italian recipe that had more than a spoonful in it.

All tomato juice, even ketchup, is made from> reconstituted tomato
paste/tomato concentrate anyways... there is no
> such thing as fresh squeezed tomato juice.
>
> Well, there is. But it is not what the general public would drink . It's >
> more water than anything. Real tomato juice is reconstituted, with
> additives-as you said.

Not mine. I can't buy it so I make it using the finest screen in my food
mill after cooking it just enough to mill. I bottle it and freeze it. It
differs from passata only in the fineness of the screen. I really love
tomato juice and this way it can have the amount of salt I like which is a
lot less.

"Chris Marksberry" > wrote in message
ster.com...
>
> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
> ...
>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>
> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use
> tomato paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore and can
> be found next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find it locally
> (in the Houston area it's readily available)it's available via mail order.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>
> Chris in Pearland, TX
>

I looked everywhere in the grocery store (Publix) for the tubed tomato
paste. Of course it wasn't anywhere that would make sense. I finally
stumbled across it on a shelf above the bagged pre-mixed salad greens in the
produce section! There are roasted red (bell) pepper pastes and others,
too.

Jill

On Dec 5, 5:24 pm, Mr. Bill > wrote:
> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.

Spoon the remainder onto flat sheet of plastic wrap, wrap it up like a
tortilla and stick in freezer. Ten months down the road, when I do a
freezer inventory, I find about 5 of these, and try to remember to
use. Then I usually just dump em all into some sauce or soup.

It's like the spice drawer I saw in someone's house - three little
jars of cream of tartar. Howcum, asked I. OH, he just buys it
without checking. Must be the kind of cook who shops from a recipe
in hand as he cruises the aisles.

> wrote in message
...
> On Dec 5, 5:24 pm, Mr. Bill > wrote:
>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>
> Spoon the remainder onto flat sheet of plastic wrap, wrap it up like a
> tortilla and stick in freezer. Ten months down the road, when I do a
> freezer inventory, I find about 5 of these, and try to remember to
> use. Then I usually just dump em all into some sauce or soup.
>
> It's like the spice drawer I saw in someone's house - three little
> jars of cream of tartar. Howcum, asked I. OH, he just buys it
> without checking. Must be the kind of cook who shops from a recipe
> in hand as he cruises the aisles.



When I got here in November, 2007 my mother's cabinet had multiples of the
same dried herbs. Some of them looked like they'd moved them here back in
1986. First chance I got I did a full inventory, chucked out the old and
bought new stuff.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
>
> I looked everywhere in the grocery store (Publix) for the tubed tomato
> paste. Of course it wasn't anywhere that would make sense. I finally
> stumbled across it on a shelf above the bagged pre-mixed salad greens
> in the
> produce section! There are roasted red (bell) pepper pastes and
> others, too.

Never seen tomato paste in tubes here. Various sizes of cans, but no
tubes. But what I can get is 50g (1.7oz) sachets of tomato paste - I
like them. Can use as many sachets as I need for a particular recipe
and they keep for quite a while in the 'staples' cupboard...

We can get ginger root paste in a tube - bought one to try, but wasn't
overly impressed tho'. IMHO, the jarred stuff we get here is way better
than the tubed if I don't have fresh. Dunno if it's the same in the US.
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Paco wrote:
>
> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
> ...
>> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? I am thinking
>> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>
> Huck it. Plenty of folks "lose" 4 lb. roasts in their freezers. What's
> the odds of remembering 3 ounces of tomato paste? Being a New
> Englander, I'm a firm believer in "waste not, want not", but... waste a
> 10 cent zip lock bag to save 24 cents of tomato paste? Which you will
> probably "find" next July; nicely freezer burned. YMMV.


I couldn't agree more. I have so many miscellaneous little packets of
things in the refrigerator freezer that get thrown out every once in a
while. Life is too short to stress over a half can of tomato paste.

gloria p
who does save wine corks and rubber bands

On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:38 GMT, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Fri 05 Dec 2008 04:55:43p, Chris Marksberry told us...
>
>>
>> "George Shirley" > wrote in message

>>>> I don't use tomato paste in cans much at all anymore. Instead I use
>>>> tomato paste that comes in a tube. FWIW, the brand I use is Amore and
>>>> can be found next to the canned tomato paste. If you can't find it
>>>> locally (in the Houston area it's readily available)it's available via
>>>> mail order.
>>>>
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/5e5qw5
>>>>
>>>> Chris in Pearland, TX
>>> I bought a tube of that the other day, seemed like a good idea. How does
>>> it hold up in storage if you don't use the entire tube?
>>
>> Splendidly! Just be sure to put it in the fridge... lasts for months
> and
>> months.
>>
>> Chris
>
> It would be fun to switch it for someone’s toothpaste. <veg>

why **** around? preparation h.

your pal,
blake

ChattyCathy wrote:

> Never seen tomato paste in tubes here. Various sizes of cans, but no
> tubes. But what I can get is 50g (1.7oz) sachets of tomato paste - I
> like them. Can use as many sachets as I need for a particular recipe
> and they keep for quite a while in the 'staples' cupboard...


I just picked up a tube of it this week at a German deli. It is Oro di
Parma and it is made in Italy.

> We can get ginger root paste in a tube - bought one to try, but wasn't
> overly impressed tho'. IMHO, the jarred stuff we get here is way better
> than the tubed if I don't have fresh. Dunno if it's the same in the US.

Years ago, when ginger root was hard to find here someone suggested that
I chop up some ginger root and keep it in a jar of sherry. I tried it
and did it for some time whenever I picked up ginger. Then it became
much easier to find so I never had to use the stuff in the jar. But a
few months ago I found myself in need of ginger root and without any on
hand but I found the jar in the fridge. It was probably 10 years old. It
was fine. It may not have been quite as good as fresh ginger root, but
it filled the bill.

On Dec 6, 12:30�am, "Paco" > wrote:
> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? � �I am thinking
> > about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>
> Huck it. �Plenty of folks "lose" 4 lb. roasts in their freezers. �What's the
> odds of remembering 3 ounces of tomato paste? �Being a New Englander, I'm a
> firm believer in "waste not, want not", but... waste a 10 cent zip lock bag
> to save 24 cents of tomato paste? �Which you will probably "find" next July;
> nicely freezer burned. �YMMV.

Zactly! Before I'd use half a 6 oz can of paste I'd use an 8 oz can
of sauce. I've racked my brain and can't think of any recipe where
I'd use a Tbls or two of tomato paste... typically the full six ounce
can ain't quite enough.

On Dec 6, 12:08�pm, Gloria P > wrote:
> Paco wrote:
>
> > "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
> .. .
> >> What do YOU do with half a small can of tomato paste? � �I am thinking
> >> about putting it in a zip lock freezer bag and toss in the freezer.
>
> > Huck it. �Plenty of folks "lose" 4 lb. roasts in their freezers.. �What's
> > the odds of remembering 3 ounces of tomato paste? �Being a New
> > Englander, I'm a firm believer in "waste not, want not", but... waste a
> > 10 cent zip lock bag to save 24 cents of tomato paste? �Which you will
> > probably "find" next July; nicely freezer burned. �YMMV.
>
> I couldn't agree more. �I have so many miscellaneous little packets of
> things in the refrigerator freezer that get thrown out every once in a
> while. Life is too short to stress over a half can of tomato paste.

I still can't come up with a ligitimate reason why anyone wouldn't use
the entire can... I think maybe 2-3 times in my life I didn't use the
entire can but can't think of why... I think something I baked when I
first got my ABM.

I don't save small bits of food, I eat it all or toss it... I know
someone who always seemed to leave the last bit of everything they
opened... like why not finish the entire can of fruit cocktail instead
of saving two spoonfuls in a glass container, or eating yogurt and
leaving like 2 ounces of a small container, or not grating that last
1/4 ounce of hard cheese onto the pasta, especially since it was
already out of the fridge and the grater was dirty already, or leave
like 4-5 sticky jam jars with hardly a tsp in each remaining, or
putting the half gallon milk container back in the fridge with less
than an ounce remaining, you mean you can't squeak that last bit into
your flacky wakies bowl and what about someone who puts the chips bag/
cracker box back in the pantry with just a few crumbs remaining. I
divorced her. If you're one of those who leaves the bits of crusts
they held in their fingers from their sandwich like they were some
sort of teensy handles I'd divorce you too. I think all yoose
agonizing over half a can of tomato paste are certifiably crazy.

> gloria p
> who does save wine corks and rubber bands

I save plastic coated twist ties of all sizes... very handy for
gardening.

"Sheldon" schrieb :

> Zactly! Before I'd use half a 6 oz can of paste I'd use an 8 oz can
> of sauce. I've racked my brain and can't think of any recipe where
> I'd use a Tbls or two of tomato paste... typically the full six ounce
> can ain't quite enough.

Well, an example would be Gulasch. You need only a little bit of the
paste for colour; you don't want tomato-taste.
That's why tomato paste in tubes is very handy. And it lasts forever
and three days.

Cheers,

Michael Kuettner

Dave wrote on Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:31:29 -0500:

>> Never seen tomato paste in tubes here. Various sizes of cans,
>> but no tubes. But what I can get is 50g (1.7oz) sachets of
>> tomato paste - I like them. Can use as many sachets as I need
>> for a particular recipe and they keep for quite a while in
>> the 'staples' cupboard...

> I just picked up a tube of it this week at a German deli. It
> is Oro di Parma and it is made in Italy.

>> We can get ginger root paste in a tube - bought one to try,
>> but wasn't overly impressed tho'. IMHO, the jarred stuff we
>> get here is way better than the tubed if I don't have fresh. Dunno if
>> it's the same in the US.

> Years ago, when ginger root was hard to find here someone suggested
> that I chop up some ginger root and keep it in a jar of sherry.

Yes, that works but you can freeze fresh ginger root. Running a faucet
over the end for half a minute or so allows grating or chopping enough
for most dishes. I feel that you need more of the defrosted version than
the original but I like fresh ginger so it's hard to use too much.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Dec 5, 9:31 pm, Sheldon > wrote:
I've never in my
> life used part of an onion... if all I need is a small amount I choose
> a small onion...

what if all you have are bseball sized on hand?

for even less use a green onion...

hmmm, great idea - but I don't always have em oh hand.

I've prepared
> tuna salad with a shake of onion powder before I'll cut into an onion
> larger than is needed.

Alas, mine is always a rock in the jar....

Once an onion is cut it begins to stink foul
> in about an hour, I never wrap cut raw onion for later...

so true - I have found small Tups with a bit of soft onion. If I
weren't so lazy, I'd chop and freeze any leftover onion portions and
stop wasting fridge space. I think I"ll go for your green onion m.o.