Good "N" Plenty Skillet Dinner - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. lean ground meat
5 to 6 c. boiling water
1 envelope dry onion soup mix (Lipton)
1 bay leaf (optional)
1/4 tsp. black pepper
salt to taste
2 Tbsp. wine vinegar (optional)
1 1/2 c. uncooked elbow macaroni
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce

Preparation

In a large pot or heavy saucepan with lid, cook hamburger meat until it is no longer red.
Break up meat with a spoon as it cooks.
Add some onions and garlic (1 or 2 cloves) while cooking.