Stuffed Green Peppers

3 large green peppers
1 cup boiling salted water (1 1/2 tsp. salt)
1/2 lb. ground beef
1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
1/2 cup coarse dry bread or cracker crumbs
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tbsp. chopped onion

Heat oven to 350 F (mod.). Cut a thin slice from
the stem end of each pepper. Wash outside and inside.
Remove all seeds and membranes. Cook peppers in
boiling salted water 5 min. Drain. Mix rest of in-
gredients. Stuff peppers lightly with mixture. Stand
upright in small baking dish. Bake covered 45 min.;
uncover and bake 15 min. more. 2 to 3 servings.