Baked Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. lean stew
2 c. onions, diced
2 c. potatoes, quartered
2 c. carrots, cut in chunks
2 c. celery, cut large
1 (4 oz.) can mushrooms
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
5 Tbsp. tapioca
1 tsp. sugar
3 c. V-8 juice

Preparation

Place in Dutch oven with tight fitting lid in the order listed.
Bake at 250\u00b0 for 5 hours.
(No browning necessary.
When done, gravy is brown and thick.)