Grandma's Dutch Oven Stew

by Tyler Shumway

1 pound ground beef
1/2 pound bacon
4 medium sized potatoes
1 onion
1 cup sliced carrots
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup pickle juice (dill and/or sweet)

Cook bacon first, then add the onions.  Cook until onions soften.  Add hamburger.  Once hamburger is cooked, add potatoes, carrots, cream of mushroom soup, and water.  Cook for 70 to 85 minutes with raw potatoes, or for 30 to 45 minutes with precooked potatoes.  Stir in pickle juice and serve.