Recipe - Party Eggplant Casserole

1 Eggplant
2 sl Bacon; minced
One half cup Thinly cut or sliced up onion
2 cup Canned tomatoes
1 teaspoon Salt
2 Bay leaves
1 ds Cayenne pepper
1 ds Black pepper
One half cup Fine bread crumbs
1 cup Grated cheese

Cut eggplant in cubes, cook in salted water until tender but not mushy;
drain well. Fry bacon until crisp. Set aside. Cook onion in bacon fat until
transparent; add tomatoes, salt, bay leaves, cayenne & black pepper. Let
simmer 15 minutes. Add this mixture to eggplant together with 1/3 cup bread
crumbs & One half cup grated cheese. Build up in a casserole layers of eggplant,
grated cheese & crumbs ending with crumbs. Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 30
minutes.

MRS A.C. (VIVIAN) HAMILTON

From the The Bliss of Cooking Returns, Fort Bliss Officers Wives Club,
Ft. Bliss, TX. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.