Subj : pasta sauces
To : JIM WELLER
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Sun Jul 31 2022 17:03:41
Hi Jim,
JW> ... Store bought pasta sauce is a serious crime in Italy.
RH> my own is easy enough to make up.
JW> Exactly. And most pasta sauces have sugar in them, way too much
JW> sugar, often HFCS. I only use tomato sauces that have at most a
JW> little added salt.
My MIL, in later years, started adding a carrot to absorb some of the
acid from the tomatoes. I still make mine without the carrot, haven't
really noticed a difference.
JW> I also add minced onion and celery fried in olive oil and thyme to
JW> mine.
I've not used thyme but sometimes do a fresh sauce with all fresh
tomatoes, mushroom, onion, garlic, herbs if I have them, if not, use the
dried ones. Celery goes in other things, not pasta sauce as a general
rule.