SAUCE TOMATE
Chop 2 lb of good ripe tomatoes;
put them into a thick pan with salt,
pepper, 3 or 4 lumps of sugar, 1
clove of garlic, 1 onion chopped, 2
oz of raw minced beef, and half a
teaspoon of sweet basil. Put the lid
on the pan and leave the tomatoes
to stew very slowly. When they are
reduced to pulp and most of the
water from the tomatoes is
evaporated (this will take 20 to 30
minutes), put the mixture through a
sieve. If it is still too liquid put the
sauce back into the pan and reduce
until it is the right consistency.