(Substitute for meat)

1/2 cup dried lentils 1/3 to 1/2 cup soft bread crumbs 3 tablespoons melted butter or other fat

1 egg

1 onion, grated

1 pimento, chopped

1 teaspoon salt

Mace

Dash of cayenne

Soak the lentils overnight. Drain, cover with cold water, and boil until tender. Press through a sieve to remove skins.

Cook onion in melted butter. Add to lentil pur6e together with pimento, bread crumbs, and seasonings. Mix in well-beaten egg. Bake in bread-pan, in a loaf, about 30 minutes in a moderate oven, basting occasionally with oil or butter. Serve with tomato sauce.

Tomato Sauce

2 tablespoons flour 1/2 teaspoon salt

I cup stewed and strained tomato

Melt fat, add flour and salt. Stir until smooth. Add tomato juice, stir constantly until it boils.