1960 Tomato Gravy

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons bacon grease
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 cups canned tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 small bay leaf
• celery leaves or celery salt

Recipe

• 1 heat bacon grease.
• 2 add onion and fry until golden.
• 3 add flour, salt and pepper and cook until light brown (like a roux), stirring constantly.
• 4 add canned tomatoes, sugar, bay leaf and celery leaves or celery salt.
• 5 cook for another five minutes.
• 6 remove bay leaf.
• 7 rub through a strainer or serve without straining for chunkier sauce.
• 8 adjust seasonings to taste.