2 lb Beef(cubed)
2    Onions cut in eighths
4    Stalks celery cut diagonally
5    Carrots cut diagonally
12 oz Tomato juice
1 tb Sugar
1 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
1/4 ts Basil
4    Potatoes sliced 1" thick
1/3 c  Quick cooking tapioca

Combine all ingredients except potatoes. Bake at 300 degrees F for 2 1/2
hours. Add potatoes and bake for another hour.