Spiced Beef

I altered this recipe from the "Joy of Cooking" cookbook by Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker, 1964.

You will need HUGE dishes for this size dish, but it's great for dinner parties. Who knew that cinnamon went so well with beef??

In a large mixing bowl, mix:
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp allspice
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp pepper
1 1/2 tsp salt

Pre-heat oven to 275 degrees F.

Add to bowl:
2 chopped onions
4 chopped carrots
1 chopped medium yellow turnip
1 chopped celery stalk
1/2 torn bay leaf
4-5 lbs ground beef

Mix well and put in large glass oven dish.
Pour over it 2 1/2 C water and roast for about 3 hours. I cranked up the heat and cooked it in about 1 hour (I'll add precision next time I try this).