STEW

• 4 lb. Lean Stew Meat with water to cover
  
• 10 Med. Potatoes, chopped
• 2 Onions, chopped
• 1 1/2 c celery, chopped
  
• 2 qts. tomatoes
• 1 qt. carrots
• 2 cans of corn
• 1 can peas
• 1 qt. green beans
• 1 pt. black eyed peas
• 1 small can tomato sauce
• 1/4 c. ketchup
• Hot sauce
• salt and pepper
• season-all
• oregano, small amount
• sugar
• garlic salt

Makes 10+ quarts

This stew was definitely designed to serve a crowd. There are no instructions, simply "stew." The instructions to use quarts of carrots and tomatoes are indicators that Grandma was almost definitely using home-canned vegetables. She always canned many different things, from wonderful green beans to frozen peaches and cherries.