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Our Daily Bread
German Pot Roast.
Take a 5-pound beef roast.
Rub with salt and black pepper and paprika;pour over some boiling vinegar; add 2 bay-leaves, a few peppercorns and cloves.
Let stand over night.
Heat 2 tablespoonfuls of dripping in a saucepan; lay in the meat with 2 sliced onions.
Let stew slowly with one cup of water and 1/2 cup of the spiced vinegar until tender.
Thicken the sauce with flour and serve hot with potato pancakes.
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