Instructions:

Boil hen until tender (the night before is a good time).  Pick meat off bones.  Add to broth in which hen was cooked, the meat from the hen, beef, sausage, chopped onions, tomatoes and red pepper.  Cook in iron pot, stirring frequently until onions are well done.  Add garden peas, butter beans and corn.  Boil potatoes, mash them and add them to the stew.  Continue stirring frequently.  Add sauces and catsup and salt to taste.  Continue cooking and stirring frequently until all ingredients are done.  At the last add a dash of sugar.  Makes two gallons, will serve about 30 people and may be frozen.  When reheating, use double boiler to prevent sticking and burning.