Margaret'S Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons oleo (margarine or butter)
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 cup catsup (ketchup)
3 cups boiling water
1 lb stewing beef, cubed
1 onion, diced
4 -5 carrots, scrubbed and sliced
3 -4 potatoes, scrubbed and diced
1/4 cup barley
salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation

Combine oleo and flour in a pot with a heavy bottom over low heat, or a crockpot on low.
Add catsup and boiling water.
Add beef, onions, vegetables, and barley.
Bring to boil and simmer until beef is tender or,
In crockpot, simmer all day on low.