MULTI-PURPOSE BARBECUED HAMBURGER MIX

4 medium onions, chopped

3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

2 c. chopped celery tops

¼ c. fat

4 lb. hamburger

6 tsp. salt

½ tsp. pepper

3 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce

2 12-oz. bottles catsup

Pan-fry the onion, garlic and celery in fat in a large kettle. Add hamburger, stir and cook until all redness of the meat disappears. Add salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce and catsup. Simmer 20 minutes. Skim off excess fat. Yield: 10 cups (5 1-pint containers).

To Freeze: Cool quickly. Spoon the mixture into 5 1-pint containers. Freeze at 0ºF. or lower. Don’t stack until thoroughly frozen.

WAYS TO USE BARBECUED HAMBURGER MIX

Barbecued Hamburger Buns: Heat barbecued hamburger mix slowly in a skillet. Use as filling in hot buttered hamburger buns. (1-pint makes eight hamburgers.)

Chili Con Carne: Heat barbecued hamburger mix in a skillet with and equal amount of canned red kidney beans. Season to taste with chi...