Hearty stew, onion soup, orange dream sickles bread

By Melanie Behrens

This might be your next dinner.
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Hearty stew
2 lbs. ground beef
2 medium onions, chopped
4 cans (14-1/2 oz. each) stewed tomatoes, undrained
8 medium carrots, thinly sliced
4 celery ribs, thinly sliced
2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 C water
1/2 C uncooked long grain rice
1 to 2 tbsp. salt
1 to 2 tsp. ...

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