AUNT MYRTLE'S TOMATO PUDDING 
1 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. butter
1 c. tomato puree or sauce
1 pinch of baking soda
2 c. toasted cubed bread (7 slices)

Put bread cubes in buttered casserole. Melt sugar and butter until smooth, add puree. Bring to a boil. Add a pinch of baking soda. Remove from heat. Pour tomato mixture over bread. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Very good for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner, with turkey or ham. This recipe is at least 100 years old.

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Aunt Myrtle's Tomato Pudding
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 Peggy (Florida) says:
Aunt Myrtle was MY Aunt Myrtle, my dad's sister, raised on a farm in southern OH. Her teaching career took her to Findlay, OH, where she established and became supervisor of the first Kindergarten classes in Findlay. She was married to my sweet Uncle Tom, another fine educator who was a teacher and then a Principal at Donnell Junior High. I remember most that she was a fabulous cook and we loved special Easter dinners there, always with tomato pudding. Farmers' pantries always had tomatoes, bread, and butter. This tangy bread pudding was a reliable delicious side dish - almost a dessert! I've loved it all my life.

 

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