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Meat-Stuffed Peppers

8 green peppers
1 small onion, chopped
1 lb ground beef
2 Tbsl fat
4 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 ½ c cut fresh corn (3-4 ears)
salt and pepper

Remove tops and seeds from peppers parboil 5 minutes.  Drain.  Brown onion and meat in hot fat, add tomatoes, corn and seasonings.  (I just drained, canned, whole kernel corn.)  Stuff peppers and top with buttered crumbs.  Stand upright in greased baking dish, add a small amount of water.  Cover and bake in moderate (350°) oven 1 hour.  Serves 8.  Could be topped with can of tomato sauce.

Mom’s Meat Sauce for Spaghetti

2 Tbsp salad oil or olive oil
1 clove garlic, mashed
¾ c chopped onion 1 c chopped green pepper
1 ¼ lb ground beef
1 6-oz can tomato paste
3 c hot water
½ tsp sugar
¼ tsp pepper
1 tsp salt
½ tsp oregano
1 lb cooked spaghetti

Heat oil in skillet.  Sautee garlic, onion, green pepper and beef.  Stir in tomato paste, water, sugar and seasonings.  Cover, simmer over low heat 1 hour. Uncover and continue cooking 15-20 minutes or until sauce thickens.  Serve over hot spaghetti.

Chili con Carne

Put a quart of cooked tomatoes in kettle, heat with one tablespoon sugar.  Fry one small onion and throw into kettle, than fry 1 lb hamburger steak, browned lightly.   Put in kettle with little salt and cook slowly for about an hour, putting about ½ tsp chili powder in shortly before it’s done.  Stir often so it won’t burn. One medium can red kidney beans goes in, also.