"Also, with our Southern hemisphere winter approaching, I would like "true
American" recipes for crock-pot stews and casseroles - not too spicy
please."

Here is my mother in law.s recipe for beef stew

Mary McKee's Beef Stew

FOR 6-8 SERVINGS:

2 lbs stew meat
1 onion, coarsley chopped
2 stalks celery, coarsley chopped
5 carrots, sliced
2 tspn salt
1 tblspn sugar
2 tblspn instant tapioca
1/2 cup V8 juice (vegetable juice, you can also substitute tomato juice)
1/2 cup beef broth
6 potatoes, peeled and chopped (approx 2 lbs)

Mix all ingredients EXCEPT potatoes in a dutch oven. Cover and bake at low
heat, 250 degrees for about 2 1/2 hours. Add potatoes and bake 1-1 1/2
hours more

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