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                           Tomato Paste, Garlic

Recipe By     : First for Women, 10/17/96
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Eat-Lf Mailing List              Information

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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To store tomato paste:
Most recipes for tomato-based pasta sauce call for a single Tablespoon of
tomato paste as a thickener.  Here's a great way to keep what's left over.

Using a hand-held can opener, open both ends of can, discard one.  Using the
stem of a spoon as a plunger against the other end, push paste out, in its
original shape, onto a piece of plastic wrap.

Score the paste into Tablespoon-size pieces (most cans contain  6 - 8
Tablespoon worth sizes).  Gently roll the plastic around the paste and
freeze.  When you need a single Tablespoon, just cut off a frozen slice.

No-stick Garlic:
To keep garlic from sticking to your knife when you chop it, sprinkle 1/4
tsp salt on the pieces as you go.  The salt will absorb moisture from the
garlic, making it stick-free.

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