Peasant societies generally have very well developed social support networks. Especially in harder climates, members of the community who have a poor harvest or suffer some form of hardship will be taken care of by the rest of the community. Loyalty runs very deep.
1 Cook and stir until smooth. 2  Stir in the cream of mushroom soup, and then the dried beef. 3  Stir into the noodles in the casserole dish, and top with crushed potato chips. 4  Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the sauce is thick and bubbling, and top is toasted.
Preheat oven to 325 F. Place lamb shanks, onions and garlic cloves in a large casserole dish. Combine the soup mix, wine, water, thyme, tomato paste, beef stock powder, and garlic stock powder in a bowl, then stir in the tomatoes and juice. Pour over the lamb shanks.