Tomato Sauce I (without Stock) Recipe

Ingredients for Tomato Sauce I (without Stock)

• ½ can tomatoes or
• 1¾ cups fresh stewed tomatoes
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 slice onion
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

1. Cook onion with tomatoes fifteen minutes, rub through a strainer, and add to butter and flour (to which seasonings have been added) cooked together.
2. If tomatoes are very acid, add a few grains of soda.
3. If tomatoes are to retain their red color it is necessary to brown butter and flour together before adding the tomatoes.