Stewed Tomatoes

Ingredients 

• Tomatoes 
• Salt – to taste 
• Cayenne pepper – to taste 
• 1 tsp brown sugar 
• Grated bread or cracker
• Butter 
• Powered mace 

Directions 

1. Peel the tomatoes. 
2. Cut the tomatoes in half and squeeze out the seeds. 
3. Place the tomatoes into a stewpan. 
4. Add the remaining ingredients to the tomatoes in the stewpan. 
5. Stew them slowly, till perfectly done. 
6. Serve the stewed tomatoes hot. The tomatoes make a very nice appendage to beefsteak, and other tasteless dishes. 

Source – Creole Cookery Book 

Prepared by Ashley Angelle 

Louisiana Anthology 

January 4, 2021