Crock-Pot Stew

Ingredients

• 2 lb. stew meat in small cubes
• 1/2 lb. beef stick summer sausage, sliced and quartered
• 2 medium onions, cut in 1/8's
• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• 4 medium carrots (thick slices)
• 1 (10 to 12 oz.) can whole kernel corn
• 1 (10 to 12 oz.) can tomato sauce
• 1/3 c. quick cooking tapioca
• 1 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 Tbsp. salt or less
• 1/2 tsp. basil
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 3 or 4 medium potatoes, cut in chunks
• 1/2 c. bourbon or whiskey