2 cups cooked or raw beef
2 cups raw or cooked potatoes
²⁄₃ cup tomato
1 onion, cut in slices
4 tablespoons rendered fat or butter
1 teaspoon salt
¹⁄₈ teaspoon pepper
¹⁄₃ cup flour
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1¹⁄₂ cups water, or more
If cooked meat and potatoes are used, cut them in three-quarter-inch
dice, make a brown sauce of the fat, flour, seasoning, and water, add
the vegetables and meat and enough water to just cover the stew. Place
the dumplings on top, boil it for five minutes, and cook in a hay-box
for one and one-quarter hours. If the meat is tough it will be better to
treat it like raw beef. If raw beef is used, cut it in pieces, bring it
to a boil with the water, and put it into the cooker for three or four
hours before adding the other ingredients.