Sour Beef And Dumplings
["2 lb. or so shine beef or chuck, fat cut out", "1 onion, chopped", "1 tsp. salt", "1 bay leaf", "10 crushed gingersnap cookies", "5 whole allspice", "2 slices cloves", "1/2 c. vinegar", "5 heaping Tbsp. brown sugar", "pepper to taste"]
["Boil beef in 5 cups water for 1 1/2 hours or until beef is tender, having added the onion, salt, bay leaf, allspice and cloves.", "Cool 2 cups of hot juice.", "Add gingersnaps; mix.", "Stir in brown sugar.", "Simmer 45 minutes or more."]
["beef", "onion", "salt", "bay leaf", "cookies", "allspice", "cloves", "vinegar", "brown sugar", "pepper"]