Herbed Beef Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lbs stew meat
1 tablespoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons black pepper, ground
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon dried dill weed
3/4 tablespoon basil
1/2 teaspoon thyme
2 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon savory
10 ounces beef consomme
64 ounces V8 vegetable juice
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 (4 ounce) cans mushrooms, pieces and parts
For noodles
lots egg noodles
some poppy seed
slivered almonds, sauted in butter

Preparation

Brown meat very lightly, but do not cook all the way through.
Add all herbs and liquids.
Simmer on low or in a crockpot for at least 3 hours, though not more than 18.
A half hour before serving, mix cornstarch with juice from the cans of chopped mushrooms.
Add liquid and mushrooms to stew; allow to thicken.
In a seperate pot, saute almonds, melt extra butter, and add cooked egg noodles.
Sprinkle with poppy seeds.
Serve stew on bed of noodles.