Tomato Paste, Garlic

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

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.
Posted to Digest eat-lf.v096.n155
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 22:25:41 -0700
From: Reggie Dwork <[email protected]>

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