Hamburger Chop Suey

Words of wisdom from a cartoon from 1967 Kansan`s Silver Spoon Cookbook--What`s the best solvent in the home ? --How about tears?

This recipe is from 1967.

Hamburger Chop Suey
Mrs. Betty Langston

1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
2 teaspoon salt
dash pepper
2 cups diced celery
1 1/2 cups water
1 can mixed Chinese vegetables or bean sprouts, drained ( used chow mein noodles)
1 small can water chestnuts, sliced
1 small can mushrooms, sliced
2 Tablespoons cold water
2 Tablespoon cornstarch
3 Tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
3 Tablespoon brown gravy sauce ( used brown gravy)
Chinese noodles or cooked rice ( Used egg noodles)

Brown ground beef and onion. Add salt, pepper, celery and water .Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer 10 minutes. Add Chinese vegetables or sprouts, water chestnuts and mushrooms. Heat. Combine cold water , sornstarch, soy sauce, sugar and brown gravy sauce. Add to meat. Cook until slightly thickened, stirring constatnly. Serve hot over cooked rice for chop suey or over Chinese noodles for chow mein.