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Tomato gravy

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Submitted by Betty Canup of Texas.

1 bunch of green tomatoes
1 large can of chopped tomatoes
2 Tbs. flour(for thickening)
1/4 cup water(for thickening)
1 Tbs. sugar
2 Tbs. bacon drippings
Chili powders to taste.

Brown the chopped onions in the bacon grease. Add the tomatoes and cook a few minutes. Thicken with the flour paste and season with the sugar. Cook until thick.

Serve over hot biscuits or bread and sprinkle with the chili powder to taste. 

*My parents ate tomato gravy for their Thanksgiving Dinner when moving to our homeplace in 1939, cooked over an open fire.

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