1 small green pepper, chopped

1 6-oz. can tomato paste

1 No. 2 can (2½ cups) tomatoes

½ cup water

1 bay leaf

2 teaspoons sugar

1 clove garlic

1 teaspoon salt

1. Brown meat in 2-quart saucepan. (Hamburger contains enough fat so that none extra is needed for browning. If lean ground beef is used, brown in 4 tablespoons fat.)

2. Add onion and green pepper; cook about 10 minutes, until onion is tender but not brown. Stir in tomato paste, tomatoes, water, bay leaf and sugar. Simmer over low heat about 1 hour.