Pella's Delicacies uses local farm produce for tomato sauces, jams, spreads and spoon sweets that make their way to the US. The image of her grandmother pasteurizing tomato sauce in a large black cauldron in the home kitchen was a star in her childhood. And when the time came, it became the inspiration for her…
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The humble red sauce seems to hold the Mediterranean secret to longevity and a strong heart, claims a new Spanish study. Researchers at the University of Barcelona found that red sauce, which is made from tomato, onion, olive oil and garlic, acts as a "shield" against cardiovascular disease. The scientists saw that this particular sauce…
The history of jam begins in ancient Greece where our ancestors made melimilon, i.e. they boiled quinces with honey on a low flame and thus preserved them. Noticing that when the mixture started to coagulate as it cooled, pectin was discovered. The production of this early jam was also adopted by the Romans, who called…