2 or 3 lb. beef roast

Marinate overnight in vinegar, water, sliced onions and spices (bay leaves, whole cloves, peppercorns and ground ginger). Next morning remove meat and blot good. Salt, pepper and flour meat, brown in Dutch oven. Pour marinade over and bake in oven until done. Strain liquid, or just remove whole spices and bay leaves. Return liquid to Dutch oven and thicken with mixture of flour and water. Serve with mashed potatoes, dumplings or buttered noodles.