Subj : Re: Tomatoes
To   : Bj”Rn Felten
From : Dale Shipp
Date : Wed Jul 06 2022 00:28:00

 -=> On 07-05-22  14:18,  Bj”rn Felten <=-
 -=> spoke to Dave Drum about Tomatoes <=-


 DD> Tomatoes are not much trouble at all if one has space and sunlight.

 BF> Easy to say now, but what about when winter comes? 8-)

 BF> I've grown tomatoes (and a lot of other stuff) for 
 BF> decades. Until my beloved wife left me (R.I.P. Anita) and I 
 BF> lost interest in gardening, that we always did together.

 BF> My point was of course, that the only way to get a real Italian,
 BF> sun ripe  tomato is to get them canned directly from Italy -- and 
 BF> they are far cheaper than any fresh tomato that you can 
 BF> find on any farmers market, and tastes better than even 
 BF> your best attempt to grow them yourself.

I agree but only if your goal is cooking with them.  There are also
American brands of canned tomatoes that have better flavor than any
store bought tomato.  BUT, neither is suitable to put on a sandwich.
One needs a fresh slice of tomato for that.

 BF> Is there anyone here from the 96% metric world?

I don't know, but it is fairly easy to switch between metric and English
measures, although the results look strange after a conversion from one
system to the other.

 BF> My ketchup:

[contains 2 recipes]

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: My Ketchup:
 Categories: Sauce
      Yield: 4 servings
 
    500 g  Canned Italian tomatoes
     50 g  Sugar
     30 g  Apple cider vinegar (or any
           -other that you like)
     20 g  Paprika powder
     10 g  Salt
     20 g  HP sauce (mostly for the
           -tamarind)
     20 g  Dijon mustard
 
  Bring the first five ingredients to a boil and let them
  simmer for ten minutes or so while stirring occasionally.
  
  Remove from the stove and let cool a few minutes (HP
  sauce and mustard will lose a lot of flavour if to hot).
  
  Add the HP sauce and the mustard. Use a mixer to make a smooth sauce.
  
  Feel free to add chilli of any sort for an adult version.
  From: Bj                              Date: 07-05-22
 
MMMMM
 
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: My Ketchup:
 Categories: Sauce
      Yield: 4 servings
 
 17 2/3 oz Canned Italian tomatoes
  1 3/4 oz Sugar
 1 1/16 oz Apple cider vinegar (or any
           -other that you like)
  11/16 oz Paprika powder
    1/3 oz Salt
  11/16 oz HP sauce (mostly for the
           -tamarind)
  11/16 oz Dijon mustard
 
  Bring the first five ingredients to a boil and let them
  simmer for ten minutes or so while stirring occasionally.
  
  Remove from the stove and let cool a few minutes (HP
  sauce and mustard will lose a lot of flavour if to hot).
  
  Add the HP sauce and the mustard. Use a mixer to make a smooth sauce.
  
  Feel free to add chilli of any sort for an adult version.
  From: Bj                              Date: 07-05-22
 
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