2 pounds shoulder trimmings3 potatoes sliced
2 quarts boiling water1 cup tomatoes
1 onion2½ teaspoons salt
1 carrot1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 white turnip1/3 cup flour

Cut beef in pieces for serving, add water, and simmer two hours; put onion, carrot, and turnip through the food chopper, using coarse cutter, and add to meat; add potatoes, tomatoes, and seasonings, and cook forty-five minutes; thicken with flour mixed to a paste with cold water. Serve with Dumplings (see No. 72).

71.—IRISH STEW WITH DUMPLINGS

2 pounds forequarter lamb1 carrot
2 quarts boiling water1 small white turnip
2 teaspoons salt4 potatoes
1/8 teaspoon pepper4 tablespoons flour
1 onion

Cut meat in small pieces, and trim off most of fat; cover with boiling water, and simmer for one hour; add salt and pepper, onion, carrot, and turnip cut in small cubes, and cook one hour; pare and slice potatoes, add to stew, and cook twenty minutes; thicken with flour mixed to a paste with cold water; add Dumplings (see No. 72), cover, and cook twelve minutes.

72.—DUMPLINGS

1 cup flour2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt½ cup milk or water

Sift flour, salt, and baking powder, and mix to a soft dough with milk; drop by spoonfuls upon boiling stew; cover closely, and cook twelve minutes.

73.—LAMB BROTH WITH SPAGHETTI

1 quart lamb stock1/8 teaspoon pepper
½ cup tomato1/3 cup spaghetti
1 tablespoon chopped onion1 cup bits of lamb
1 tablespoon chopped carrot