Venison Roast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lb. venison roast
6 slices smoked bacon
3 cloves garlic, slivered
salt and pepper
flour
3 large onions
8 small potatoes (new potatoes don't have to be peeled)
6 large carrots, peeled and cut into 3-inch pieces
2 large apples, quartered
1 to 2 bay leaves
1 tsp. thyme

Preparation

Soak game
in
water
and
baking soda overnight in the refrigerator to remove the \"gamey\" taste.
Salt and pepper the roast and set
aside.
Fry\tthe
bacon
in\ta Dutch oven large enough to
accommodate
your roast.
Remove bacon to drain and set aside,
reserving drippings.
Flour the roast and brown on all sides
in
the
large roasting pan.
Surround with onions, potatoes, carrots,\tapples\tand cooked bacon.
Add one inch of water.
Add herbs.\tCover and
cook at 350\u00b0 for 1 to 2 hours.* Thicken pan juices with a little flour if desired.