Stuffed Peppers

This recipe calls for bacon drippings and that brings back the memory of the coffee can filled with grease that grandma, as well as every good cook, had in the refrigerator. Only the best grease was carefully added to be used in recipes just such as this one.

1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 lb. ground pork
1 small onion, chopped
1 quart tomato juice
1 or 2 eggs
3 Tbsp. uncooked rice
Salt, pepper and paprika to taste

Select and clean 8 to 10 green peppers and stuff with the above ingredients which have been mixed together. Place in a covered pan, pouring 1 quart tomato juice over all. Cook slowly until peppers are tender and rice is done. Brown 4 Tbsp. flour in about 2 Tbsp. bacon drippings. Take peppers out of tomato juice and add juice and sufficient water for a gravy to the browned flour, stirring smooth. Season to taste. Replace peppers in gravy and serve.