Plain Pasta Sauce

This sauce from 1948 may be used on any type of macaroni or boiled rice. Sufficient for 1 pound. Also used with pizza recipe.

1 large canned tomatoes (or 15-20 small to medium garden tomatoes)
4 tbs. olive oil
2 sliced onions
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 clove garlic
1 sprig basil
Salt & Pepper to taste

• Fry sliced onion and garlic about 5 minutes in oil.
• Add basil.
• Strain tomatoes through sieve
• Add to the pan and simmer 45 minutes or until tomatoes are cooked to a thick sauce.
• Stir frequently
• Add sugar, salt and pepper and stir thoroughly.
• Simmer 15 minutes.

The Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Lo Pinto, 1948

Recipe Source: The Vintage Kitchen