Harry Krause wrote:

...is unknown in Kansas.

Here is the real deal:

Italian Gravy

2 tbsp. olive oil
2-4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped fine.
1/4 cut minced basil
2 large (28-ounce) cans Italian tomatoes (whole, crushed or chopped)
1 10-ounce or 2 6-ounce cans tomato paste

"Finely chopped", "crushed", "minced", "mashed" MUSH!!! You don't have a
clue about traditional American values, Krause...or a real man's fare.
Your recipe seems better suited for an impudent core of effete eastern
liberal snobs.

--
Skipper