Strain from a quart can of tomatoes one cupful of water. Put a layer of
the tomatoes in a baking dish, season with salt, pepper and a little
sugar, cover with a layer of bread crumbs, dot freely with bits of
butter, then put another layer of tomatoes, and lastly a layer of bread
crumbs, with bits of butter, and sprinkle with a dessertspoonful of
sugar. Bake forty-five minutes, and serve in the dish in which it is
baked.