I had been eying this book for a few years. Then a good friend passed it off in a box of other books. This book immediately grabbed my attention. It was as if it was telling fragments of my own childhood. It made me laugh like when the brothers finally learned to huddle to stay warm and made me cry when things like the boy was beat up at school for being poor. I was ok with the ending and that is rare for me.

HUNGARIAN GOULASH OVER NOODLES
1 lb. beef, cut into cubes
2 tbsp. brown sugar
3 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
6 tbsp. ketchup
3 tbsp. flour
2 med. onions, minced
1 1/4 tsp. paprika
1 1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. vinegar
1 1/2 c. water
1 (6 oz.) pkgs. noodles
Brown meat on all sides in fry pan; add onions. Combine paprika, brown sugar and salt. Combine Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, ketchup; add to meat; add 1 cup of the water; stir; cover. Cook over low heat 2 1/2 hours or until meat is very tender. Blend flour with remaining 1/2 cup water; add to meat mixture; stir until thickened. Boil noodles in salted water until tender; drain. Serve meat mixture over wide egg noodles and frozen peas on the side.
Serves 6.