Spaghetti Meat Sauce

• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 lb. ground meat
• olive oil or butter
• 1 large bay leaf
• 3 cans tomato paste
• water (approximately 9 cans full, using tomato paste cans as measure)
• 1/2 tsp. sweet basil
• 1/2 tsp. oregano
• 1/2 tsp. sage
• 1/2 tsp. thyme
• 1/2 tsp. powdered marjoram
• dash of nutmeg
• dash of pepper
• 1 tsp. salt or to taste
• parsley (optional)

1. Saute the onion and garlic in olive oil or butter until tender. Add bay leaf.
2. Add beef and brown, stirring frequently. Add tomato paste and water. Add all other ingredients. Bring mixture to a boil. Boil hard for 10 minutes. Simmer 3 to 4 hours. Remove bay leaf before serving over pasta.

onion, garlic, ground meat, olive oil, bay leaf, tomato paste, water, sweet basil, oregano, sage, thyme, powdered marjoram, nutmeg, pepper, salt, parsley

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=1032050 (may not work)