Instructions: Fry bacon and remove. Salt and pepper stew meat and brown in bacon drippings. Set aside. Saute onion and mushrooms in drippings, adding 1 Tbsp. oil if necessary. Combine all ingredients except gherkins, bacon and rice in crockpot and cook for 4 hours on high or 6 hrs. on low. Stir in some flour mixed with water to thicken juice if necessary. Stir in pickles and bacon. Serve over hot rice.

Makes 4 - 6 servings.

NOTES : (This is so DELICIOUS, you will never want to make "regular" beef stew again!)

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