Pot Roast With Potato Dumplings Recipe

• 5 pound round steak or possibly pot roast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 onions, sliced
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 1 stalk celery, minced
• 4 cloves
• 4 peppercorns
• 1 pt. red wine vinegar
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 teaspoon kidney fat or possibly shortening
• 6 tbsp. butter (if meat is not fat)
• 5 tbsp. flour
• 1 tbsp. sugar
• 8 gingersnaps, crushed
• Potato dumplings

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