Recipe: Mueller's Spaghetti with Savory Beef Sauce (1960's)

MUELLER'S SPAGHETTI WITH SAVORY BEEF SAUCE

2 Tablespoons butter or margarine
1 pound ground beef chuck
3/4 cup chopped onions
1 (4 oz) can sliced mushrooms, drained
1 (10 1/2 oz) can condensed cream of tomato soup
1/2 cup water
3/4 teaspoon salt or celery salt
dash freshly ground pepper
3 quarts boiling water
1 Tablespoon salt (for boiling water)
1 (8 oz) package Mueller's Spaghetti

Melt butter over medium heat in saucepan. Add beef and brown well. Add onions and cook until tender

Add mushrooms, (undiluted) tomato soup, water, 3/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Mix well and cook over low heat 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, bring 3 quarts of water to a rapid boil and add 1 Tablespoon of salt. Gradually add spaghetti to boiling water so that it continues to boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender. Drain in colander.

Serve sauce over Mueller's spaghetti.

Source: Mueller's Spaghetti ad, Baltimore Afro-American newspaper, Jan 23, 1960