Making Tomato Paste in Sicily

[MsCowpea]

Found this fascinating. Imagine the concentration of that paste after processing.

[peebee]

Wow! I wonder how many jars that will fill? I would somehow save all that sauce dripping from the tables that first day. Either that or I'd sit on the ground underneath with my mouth wide open

[MissS]

That's a fun video. Thanks for sharing it.

[worth1]

My friends family does this over there.

[MsCowpea]

Here is a bit more info. Folks make it at home in smaller quantities.

https://www.italymagazine.com/news/sici ... te-strattu


Read online about this bastardized version. You take a strained sauce and cook it down a lot. Spoon on tray and cook in your oven,
stirring occasionally until you get a thick paste. I guess it is an option if you don’t live in a dry Mediterranean climate.

[worth1]

I dont see any reason I cant do this in Texas in the summer.
Been thinking about it for years just haven't done it.

[pepperhead212]

Besides humidity, the main reason that I would not even think about drying things outside like that is the birds flying overhead.

[worth1]

Besides humidity, the main reason that I would not even think about drying things outside like that is the birds flying overhead.

Raccoon tracks.

[pepperhead212]

Besides humidity, the main reason that I would not even think about drying things outside like that is the birds flying overhead.

Raccoon tracks.

No racoons here (KOW), but squirrels all over. Just got my first one of the season last week.

[bower]

I guess it would be full of insects here even before the animals got to it. You know they like it with extra protein.
So it's not just the paste that looks amazing! Beautiful sunshine, clean wooden tables, no bugs... very, very nice.

[worth1]

We dried all our apples and peaches outside on a table under a frame with a screen on top.