Southern Style Tomatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2-3 large cans Italian Style tomatoes (plum tomatoes)
salt and pepper to taste
oregano
1/2-3/4 c brown sugar
1 slice bread

Preparation

Empty cans of tomatoes including juice into a large heavy pot.
Boil uncovered over medium heat for an hour or more, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching on bottom.
Season with salt, pepper and oregano to taste.
When most of the liquid is gone and tomatoes are mostly broken up, add brown sugar, adjusting amount for taste.
Finally, crumble a slice of bread (with crusts cut off) into the mixture.
This should thicken the puree sufficiently; if not, add more bread crumbs.
Don't add bread chunks as in scalloped tomatoes.