Beef Bourguignon
["1/2 lb. sliced mushrooms", "3 slices bacon, chopped and fried", "1 Tbsp. sugar", "1/4 tsp. thyme", "peppercorns", "1/2 lb. onions, chopped or pearl onions", "1/4 c. butter", "2 lb. beef, cubed", "2 Tbsp. flour", "1/2 tsp. salt", "1 bay leaf", "1 c. beef stock", "1 c. cooking wine"]
["Saute sliced mushrooms in butter.", "Fry bacon until crisp, remove from pan and set aside.", "In bacon drippings, brown beef cubes well (almost burnt).", "Blend in flour.", "Add sugar, salt, thyme, bay leaf, peppercorns, stock, and wine.", "(If you don't like wine, substitute more stock.)", "Cook for 1 hour.", "Add onions.", "Cook 1 hour more, adding wine or stock as needed and checking salt and pepper."]
["mushrooms", "bacon", "sugar", "thyme", "peppercorns", "onions", "butter", "beef", "flour", "salt", "bay leaf", "beef stock", "cooking wine"]