The Book of Household Management by Mrs. Beeton

656. INGREDIENTS.--About 2 lbs. of cold roast beef, 6 onions, pepper,

salt, and mixed spices to taste; 1/2 pint of boiling water, 3 tablespoonfuls of gravy. _Mode_.--Cut the beef into rather large pieces, and put them into a stewpan with the onions, which must be sliced. Season well with pepper, salt, and mixed spices, and pour over about 1/2 pint of boiling water, and gravy in the above proportion (gravy saved from the meat answers the purpose); let the whole stew very gently for about 2 hours, and serve with pickled walnuts, gherkins, or capers, just warmed in the gravy. _Time_.--2 hours. _Average cost_, exclusive of the meat, 4d. _Seasonable_ at any time. ROAST RIBS OF BEEF.