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186. INGREDIENTS.--2 lbs. of beef, 5 onions, 5 turnips, 3/4 lb. of _rice_, a large bunch of parsley, a few sweet herbs, pepper and salt, 2 quarts of water.

_Mode_.--Cut the beef up in small pieces, add the other ingredients, and boil gently for 21/2 hours. Oatmeal or potatoes would be a great improvement.

_Time_.-21/2 hours. _Average cost_, 6d. per quart.

_Seasonable_ in winter.

_Sufficient_ for 6 persons.