Recipe: Sour Beef And Dumplings

SOUR BEEF AND DUMPLINGS

3-5 lb. roast or beef cubes
1 qt. vinegar
1 sm. bag pickling spice
2 chopped onions
1 box old fashion ginger snaps
Sugar to taste

In 8 quart pot boil 4 quarts water, meat, vinegar, pickling spice and onion until meat is tender. Remove meat, cut into cubes.
In large bowl put ginger snaps and 4 cups hot water. Stir until melted. Add sugar to taste. Put ginger snap mix into pot. Stir until thick; add meat. Lower heat. Add dumplings 5 minutes until warm.

DUMPLINGS:

1 lg. loaf bread
5 lbs. potatoes
2 eggs
1 stick butter
Salt and pepper

Peel potatoes. Boil until done; drain. Mash potatoes and butter. Break bread into small cubes. Add to potatoes. Add eggs, salt and pepper. Mix by hand. Form into small balls. Add to sour beef mix.