Recipe - Ground Beef And Vegetable Casserole

2 pound Ground chuck
4 tablespoon Shortening
One half teaspoon Sage
3 tablespoon Allpurpose flour
2 teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Pepper
2 cup Unstrained tomatoes
10 Onion, cut or sliced up , fried
Buttered crumbs

Mold ground chuck into medium size balls and place in bottom of 2 quart
casserole.Season with sage,salt and pepper.Over this, place layer of fried
onions.Melt shortening,add flour;mix well. To this,add tomatoes.Cook until
thickened.Pour over onions. Cover with buttered crumbs.bake,uncovered,in
375 degree oven for 1 One half hours.Serves 5 to 6.