1 lg. onion
10 mushrooms
1 lb. lean ground beef
1/4 to 1/2 lbs. sweet Italian sausage (crumbled)
3 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce or 24 oz. Heinz catsup
3/4 c. water
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1/2 tsp. ground marjoram
Salt and pepper to taste
9 lasagne noodles or 2 c. macaroni
1 (16 oz.) carton cottage cheese
1/3 c. grated Parmesan cheese

Cook onions and mushrooms with beef and sausage in a large fry pan. When meat is brown, drain. Add tomato sauce, water, garlic, brown sugar, herbs, salt and pepper to fry pan. Simmer uncovered 1 hour. Stir to keep from sticking.

Cook noodles in boiling salted water, drain. Alternate layers of noodles, Mozzarella cheese, cottage cheese and meat sauce ending with 1 1/4 cups meat sauce. Cook until bubbly. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.