[P]ersons are generally very liberal of their invectives against the clergy, and think they justly blame the conduct of’ that minister who does not take heed to and watch over the flock, of which the Holy Ghost has made him overseer: but may not every governor of a family, be in a lower degree liable to the same censure, who takes no thought for those souls that are committed to his charge? For every house is as it were a little parish, every governor a priest, every family a flock; and if any of them perish through the governor’s neglect, their blood will God require at their hands.

George Whitefield

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Dutch	Beef, Favorites, Main dishes	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

5	tb	Bacon drippings; (1/2 pound bacon)
3 1/2	lb	Venison; 1 1/2" cubes
		Cake flour
2	lg	Onion; chopped
1		Stalk celery; chopped, with leaves
5		Cloves garlic; thinly sliced
1 1/2	c	Beef broth
8	oz	Tomato sauce
1	ts	Worcestershire sauce
1	tb	Dried parsley
1	ts	Dried thyme
1/2	ts	Savory
5		Bay leaves
2	ts	Salt
1	tb	Blackstrap molasses
5		Potato; quartered
4		Carrot; peeled and diced
2	sm	Onion
1	md	Turnip; peeled and diced

INSTRUCTIONS

VEGETABLES
1. Roll meat cubes in cake flour and brown them in bacon drippings in a
Dutch oven in relays, cubes not touching each other. (about 20-25 minutes).
Remove cubes after browned and keep warm.
2. Add chopped onions, celery, and green pepper to pan, and saute until
tender, about 6 minutes.
3. Return meat to pan, and add garlic slices, broth, tomato sauce,
Worcestershire sauce, and seasonings. Bring to a quick boil, cover, and
simmer one hour, stirring occasionally.
4. Add vegetables and molasses, and simmer 1 1/4 hours.
This will produce a thick gravy for a manly stew. (It won't help any diet.)
I have made a few modifications from the book's recipe.
Recipe by: Angus Cameron, The L.L. Bean Game & Fish Cookbook, p. 27
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #909 by KHudson123@aol.com on Nov 14, 1997

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