Elephant Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 medium-size elephant
1 ton salt
1 ton pepper
200 bushels carrots
4000 sprigs parsley
2 small rabbits (optional)
500 bushels potatoes

Preparation

Cut elephant into bite-size pieces.
This will take about 2 months.
Cut vegetables into cubes (another 2 months).
Place meat in pan and cover with 1,000 gallons of brown gravy.
Simmer for 4 weeks.
Shovel in salt and pepper to taste.
When meat is tender, add vegetables.
Simmer slowly for 4 more weeks.
Garnish with parsley.
Serves 38,000 people.
If more people drop in than expected, add the 2 rabbits.
This is not recommended, however, because few people like \"hare\" in their stew.