Recipe for Jerry’s ‘Mom's’ American Chop Suey
THIS IS THE FIRST MEAL DERRY & RITA COOKED AS NEWLYWEDS 1968
Macaroni - cooked by boiling
Hamburger (lean)
Onion
Canned Tomatoes - mostly drained
Fry hamburger (crumble as fry) and onion. Add tomatoes, salt, pepper. Heat.
Add macaroni. (Corn is a good vegetable)
Serve as the main dish (bread + salad)
Jerry’s Mom’s Hambur&Potatoes
(soothing as a memory food)
Fry & crumble hamburger and onion. Add about 1T Worcestershire sauce and 1/4 c. water. In a cup place 2T corn starch. Slowly add 3/4 c water stirring. Pour in meat while heat. STIR
Dorothy Gullage Love “Dot” taught Rita to use cornstarch to thicken gravy since she had learned to use flour. One results in clear and one in opaque gravy.
(corn starch) (flour)