Recipe: Long Beach School District Pizza with Meat Sauce (1950's)

LONG BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT PIZZA
From the Long Beach, CA School District in 1957.

1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 tablespoon flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
Ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon sugar
3/4 cup tomato puree
3/4 cup diced canned tomatoes
1 (1-pound) package biscuit mix
1/2 pound Cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 pound mozzarella cheese, shredded

Brown beef and drain off fat. Add flour and stir in salt, pepper to taste, oregano and sugar. Add tomato puree and canned tomatoes and simmer until flavors are well blended; set aside.

Prepare crust according to biscuit mix directions. Roll dough into rectangle larger than 18x12-inch pan. Wrap dough around rolling pin, hold thumbs firmly over dough on ends to easily lift and fit dough onto pan. Trim off edges by rolling rolling pin over pan edges. Pierce dough in several places before baking.

Prebake crust at 450 degrees F for 15 minutes or until lightly baked.

JUST BEFORE SERVING:
Pour hot meat sauce over baked crust, sprinkle with cheeses.

Bake at 350 degrees F until heated through and cheese melts.

Makes 6 servings
Source: Los Angeles Times newspaper, November 9, 1989