You’ll Need:

3 pounds meat cut in medium sized pieces
3 tablespoons Argo or Kingsfords Cornstarch
? tablespoon Karo, Blue Label
? cup Mazola
4 small onions
1-? cups scraped, sliced carrots
6 medium sized potatoes
2 quarts boiling water
1-? teaspoons salt
? teaspoon pepper

Directions : To prepare this Brown Beef, Lamb or Veal Stew Recipe, first in buying meat for stew, purchase round, shin or rump of beef; shoulder or breast of lamb; or neck, shin or shoulder of veal. Cut the meat into medium-sized pieces, dust with the cornstarch and put in a kettle with the onion, Karo and Mazola. Brown the meat. Add water and simmer closely covered for an hour. Season, add the carrots and potatoes and simmer a second hour. If necessary, thicken with a little more cornstarch rubbed smooth with an equal amount of cold water, and serve plain, or with small dumplings.