Thanks for the tip, Kath.  I'll give this a try some weekend soon.  But I
won't be leaving a paperbag in the oven while I'm at church.  Now, where do
I keep the fire extinguisher? :-)

Robert

> Robert, I'm sorry that I don't remember the exact oven temperature, but
our
> former minister's wife used to make a wonderful beef dinner by turning the
> oven on really high - like 475 or 450 degrees.  She then rubbed spices
into
> the beef:  salt, pepper, etc. and put the meat into a paper bag and then
> into the oven.
>
> She immediately turned the oven off.  That's right, she turned it off.
>
> Then she went to church.  When she came home, the beef was ready:  rare,
> tender, and very juicy.  I've never had the guts to try this, but it
sounds
> good.
>
> Kath
>