Subj : pasta sauces
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Wed Aug 10 2022 16:37:19

Hi Dave,

 DD> To neutralise the acid one needs an alkali. The sweetness from the
 DD> sugars in the carrot just mask the acid.

 RH> I keep it simple, just don't use the carrot. (G)

 DD> That's my general practice.

It works well for me.

 RH> I'll use cornstarch for other things, currently out of arrowroot.

 DD> I use cornstarch so seldom that the last time I got out my box of ARGO
 DD> it was full of dead ants mixed in with the cornstarch. Right into the
 DD> bin with it.   Bv)=

 RH> I understand, and your pantry got a good cleaning out.

 DD> On that occasion the cornstarch was the only thing I found that was
 DD> contaminated. On a different occasi0on I had two 5# paper bags of rye
 DD> flour I had bought for bread making that were contaminated by little
 DD> black ants and weevils. After a week in the freezer compartment of my
 DD> ice-box I sifted the flour into a large plastic, sealable jar and went
 DD> on with life.   Bv)=

I've had both flour and rice with weevils, both time so infested that I
tossed them and made sure the trash can was emptied after they hit it.
Didn't want them spreading in the pantry.

 RH> eventually. Since we boought our first one 40+ years ago, we've always
 RH> had the stove top woks.

 DD> My electric sees so little use that it will go the the ReStore in my
 DD> next general "clean out".

 RH> Good place for it; we browse our local ReStore fairly often. Steve just
 RH> got some espresso sized cups for $0.50 each (3) the other day.

 DD> That's where I got my "generous" sized coffee cup which I am drinking
 DD> from as I type. Cost me all of 25 cents and has seen much use.

They had a treadle sewing machine, in cabinet and cabinet drawers
stuffed with sewing odds & ends for $45. last year. Had I the space, I
would have grabbed it in a heartbeat. But, no space so I yielded it to
another buyer.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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