Texas Hot Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cans tomato soup
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
dash of ground cloves
1 tsp. paprika
2 onions, chopped fine
1 tsp. sugar
4 bay leaves
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp. chili powder
1 lb. ground beef
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Brown ground beef in a large kettle.
Pour off fat.
Place soup into kettle; add about one soup can of water, then add all the other ingredients.
Mix well; bring to a boil, then simmer slowly until mixture thickens, about 2 hours.
If desired, a tablespoon or two of flour dissolved in a small amount of water may be added near the end of the cooking time.
Remove bay leaves before serving; serve over grilled hot dogs.
First spread mustard over dog, then add chopped onions and top with sauce.