Sauerbraten - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 lb. chuck roast
salt and pepper
1 clove garlic, pared and slivered
3 large onions
1 pt. vinegar
2 slices lemon
2 Tbsp. mixed pickling spices
4 c. water
sugar
tomato juice
gingersnaps or sour cream

Preparation

Slash the roast and insert slivers of garlic in slits.
Rub well with salt and pepper; place in glass or earthenware bowl. Cover roast with 1 sliced onion.
Heat water, vinegar, lemon slices and pickling spices together.
Pour hot marinade over roast.
Cover tightly and refrigerate for 2 or 3 days before cooking.
Turn occasionally so meat will be evenly marinated throughout.