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 Tomato Sauce II

1/2 can tomatoes 1 teaspoon sugar 8 peppercorns Bit of bay leaf 1/2 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons butter 4 tablespoons flour 1 cup Brown Stock

Cook tomatoes twenty minutes with sugar, peppercorns, bay leaf, and salt; rub through a strainer, and add stock. Brown the butter, add flour, and when well browned, gradually add hot liquid.

Tomato Sauce III

1/4 cup butter 1 slice carrot 1 slice onion Bit of bay leaf Sprig of thyme Sprig of parsley 1 cup stewed and strained tomatoes 1 cup Brown Stock Salt and pepper 1/4 cup flour

Brown the butter with carrot, onion, bay leaf, thyme, and parsley; remove seasonings, add flour, stir until well browned, then add tomatoes and stock. Bring to boiling-point, and strain.

Tomato and Mushroom Sauce

2 slices chopped bacon or small quantity uncooked ham 1 slice onion 6 slices carrot 1 bay leaf 2 sprigs thyme Sprig of parsley 2 cloves 1/2 teaspoon peppercorns Few gratings nutmeg 3 tablespoons flour 1/2 can tomatoes 1-1/2 cups Brown Stock Salt and pepper 1/2 can mushrooms

Cook bacon, onion, and carrot five minutes; add bay leaf, thyme, parsley, cloves, peppercorns, nutmeg, and tomatoes, and cook five minutes. Add flour diluted with enough cold water to pour; as it thickens, dilute with stock. Cover, and cook in oven one hour. Strain, add salt and pepper to taste, and one-half can mushrooms, drained from their liquor, rinsed, and cut in quarters; then cook two minutes. Use fresh mushrooms in place of canned ones when possible.