Waldorf Astoria Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. beef stew meat (do not brown meat before cooking)
2 medium onions, chopped
2 c. celery, cut up
2 c. carrots (bite-size)
4 medium potatoes, cut in chunks
2 Tbsp. tapioca
1 Tbsp. salt
pepper to taste
1 can tomato soup

Preparation

Put the meat and vegetables in roaster in layers and sprinkle with seasonings.
Add tomato soup to this (rinse can with little water).
Cook 5 hours in 250 oven, covered.
Do not raise lid while cooking. This makes own gravy.