EASY SUBSTITUTE: Our Tomato Spread can be substituted in any recipe that calls for tomato paste VERSATILE: Mix with cream cheese and spread on a bagel, add to grilled cheese sandwiches, or add rich flavor to meatloaf RECIPE IDEA: Muffuletta sandwich with Sun Dry Tomato Spread HIGH QUALITY: Our tomatoes dry slowly over 7 to 10 days drenched in the California sun for superior flavor and texture. We use up to 21 pounds of fresh tomato to make ONE pound of sun-dried tomato OUR PROCESS: At the peak of ripeness and flavor, the tomatoes are delivered to our drying facility. There, the tomatoes are washed, cut in half, and placed on large drying trays. The drying trays are then distributed throughout our 27 acre drying facility to actually dry in the sun for a period of 7 to 10 days. When the tomatoes reach just the right moisture level, we gather them up and send them to our packing facility to be used in one of our many delicious sun dried tomato products "California Sun Dry Foods Something New Under the Sun Founded in September, 1991, California Sun Dry Foods is a leading supplier of superior quality sun-dried food products sold through supermarkets and warehouse club stores nationwide. By recasting the image of sun-dried tomatoes from an elite specialty item to an everyday food staple, the company has captured a significant share of the large and growing sun-dried tomato market. California Sun Dry Foods has perfected the sun drying and packing process in a manner that enhances the inherent flavor of the vine ripened tomato. Using the finest ingredients, proprietary processing, innovative packaging and unique merchandising, California Sun Dry Foods is making the market for sun-dried tomatoes."