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     Title: Hunters Stew
Categories: Soups/stews, Appetizers, Sausages
     Yield: 5 servings

     4 ea Dried mushroom                    1/4 c  Water
     2 lb Sauerkraut                          1 ea Apple, peel, core, sliced
     1 c  20 oz tomatoes                      5 ea Peppercorns
     1 ea Bay leaf                            2 c  Diced polish sausage
     1 c  Coarsely chopped bacon              1 ea Steamed potatoes

 Soak the mushrooms in 1/4 cup water for 2 hours.  Bring to boil and simmer
 for 1/2 hour.  Slice.  Wash the sauerkraut and squeeze it.  Add mushrooms
 and the liquid in which they were cooked.  Add the apples, the tomatoes,
 peppercorns, and bay leaf.  Cover and simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Add
 the meat and the bacon, simmer 1 hour longer.  It is best reheated. Served
 with steamed potatoes or rye bread.

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