Mother Hubbard's cupboard: Recipes collected by the Young Ladies' Society, First Baptist Church, Rochester N.Y. Fourth Edition

by N.Y.). Young Ladies' Society First Baptist Church (Rochester

RAGOUT OF BEEF.

For six pounds of the round, take one-half dozen ripe tomatoes, or canned tomatoes, and three onions, a few cloves, stick cinnamon, whole black pepper, and salt; cut gashes in meat and fill with small pieces of salt pork; put meat in dish or pan with other ingredients; over this pour one cup water, one-half cup vinegar; cover tightly and bake slowly four or five hours; when done, strain with gravy and thicken with flour.