Large Pot Brunswick Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

14 hens
3 lb. middling meat (bacon)
8 lb. hamburger
8 lb. onions, chopped
35 lb. potatoes, chopped
6 gal. tomatoes
7 gal. butter beans
5 gal. corn
2 lb. butter (not margarine)
red pepper, black pepper, salt and sugar to taste

Preparation

In an iron pot, outside, cook hens and middling meat until half done.
Add hamburger and onions; continue cooking until hens are done.
Add potatoes and cook to pieces, then add tomatoes and butter beans.
Cook stew until well done.
Add corn and butter; cook until corn is done.
Season in the beginning and throughout the cooking.
Cook the stew to desired thickness (approximately 7 hours cooking time).
Serves around 100 people.