Yankee Pot Roast - Ancestors in Aprons

Ingredients

• 3-4 lb. chuck, blade, round or shoulder of beef
• garlic to taste
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/4-1/2 cup suet or other fat
• 1 onion
• 2 bay leaves
• 2-3 cloves (whole)
• 2 cups boiling water (plus more if needed)
• 3 carrots (large, cut in one-inch pieces)
• 2 zuchinni squash (cut in one-inch pieces)
• 4-5 potatoes (for boiling, not baking)
• 1 cup red wine (optional)
• 2 large tomatoes (chopped)