1960 Tomato Gravy

• 3 tablespoons bacon grease
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 18 teaspoon pepper
• 1 12 cups canned tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 small bay leaf
• celery leaves or celery salt

1. Heat bacon grease.
2. Add onion and fry until golden.
3. Add flour, salt and pepper and cook until light brown (like a roux), stirring constantly.
4. Add canned tomatoes, sugar, bay leaf and celery leaves or celery salt.
5. Cook for another five minutes.
6. Remove bay leaf.
7. Rub through a strainer or serve without straining for chunkier sauce.
8. Adjust seasonings to taste.

bacon grease, onion, flour, salt, pepper, tomatoes, sugar, bay leaf, celery

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/1960-tomato-gravy-245950 (may not work)