Dear Ones,

Here is my mother’s beef stew recipe, which was a highlight of my childhood. Hope you can read it ok …

Image: “Mom’s Beef Stew Recipe,” by Alice B. Clagett, 23 October 2023, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com .. 

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MOM’S BEEF STEW RECIPE

Ingredients:
2 lbs. cubed beef (cut off fat and gristle)
1/2 cup flour
2 teaspoons salt and pepper, or to taste
1/2 cup butter or vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic – mashed
1 bay leaf – crumbled
1/2 lb. mushrooms (optional)
8 small onions
1/2 lb. carrots – sliced
6 or 8 small potatoes – diced

Yield:
Enough for a family with 2 adults and 5 young children.

Directions:

• Dredge meat in flour mixed with salt and pepper. Brown in large skillet
• When meat is browned, remove to large heavy casserole.
• Brown mushrooms in skillet.
• To casserole add garlic and bay leaf, mushrooms, and 1 cup water. Boil slowly with cover on for about 45 minutes.
• Then add carrots, onions, and potatoes, and about 1 cup more water. Simmer gently for an hour.

Good luck!

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God bless you all,
And keep you safe,
And be with you
Through all your days!

In love, light and joy
This is Alice B. Clagett.
I Am of the Stars … and each of you is a bright star too!

Written and posted on 23 October 2023 

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Dear Ones,

Here is my mother’s bread recipe. Hope you can read it ok ...

Image: “Mom’s Bread Recipe,” by Alice B. Clagett, 23 October 2023, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com .. 

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MOM’S BREAD

Ingredients:

1 1/2 packets dry yeast
8 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 cup butter, plus some to butter bowl, bread pans, and tops of loaves
1/2 cup honey (a little more if you like it very sweet)
2 1/2 cups warm water

1 egg

Yield: 3 loaves

Directions:

1. Thoroughly mix yeast, 2 cups of the; flour, and salt.
2. Heat butter, honey, and water until very warm, but not painful to the touch (120-130 degrees – no warmer, or the yeast will die).
3. Combine ingredients from steps 1 and 2. Beat for 2 minutes at medium speed, scraping the bowl occasionally.
4. Add well beaten egg, and beat in.
5. Stir in enough flour to make the consistency firm but kneadable. Knead for 10 minutes (no less). Put in buttered bowl and let stand in a warm place, such as in the sunlight or on an unlit, warm stove. (Keep covered with a dish towel or cloth.) Let stand till double in bulk.
6. Put into three parts, kneading slightly. Shape into loaves and put into well buttered or oiled bread pans. Let loaves rise till double in bulk. Butter tops.
7. Put loaves in a cold oven. Turn heat on to 375 degrees for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake bread for 15-20 minutes more.
8. Remove from oven and brush with butter. Turn loaves out on a rack to cool.

A Gift from my mother!
Written by Alice B. Clagett on 3 May 2001

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God bless you all,
And keep you safe,
And be with you
Through all your days!

In love, light and joy
This is Alice B. Clagett.
I Am of the Stars … and each of you is a bright star too!

Written and posted on 23 October 2023 

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). Attribution: By Alice B. Clagett.
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