Four Hour Stew

Ingredients

• 2 lb. stew meat or chuck, cut up
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 4 carrots, cut in slant pieces
• 2 stalks celery, cut in slant pieces
• 2 Tbsp. minute tapioca
• 1 c. tomato sauce
• 1 garlic, crushed
• potatoes (optional)