Butter, cut in pieces

• pkg • cold water • boiling water • bottle cranberry juice cocktail • bottle ginger ale, chilled • can frozen lemonade undiluted • ice rings or cubes

• salt • water • vegetable oil • pepper • chopped onions • can tomato sauce • chopped green pepper • can sliced mushrooms, drained • clove garlic, crushed • beef chuck roast • carrots, quartered • small potatoes, halved

• stick margarine • chopped celery • chopped onions • can cream of mushroom soup • chopped green onion • can sliced mushrooms • dried parsley • crab meat • rice, uncooked • chopped bell pepper • can Cheddar cheese soup • Creole seasoning • peeled shrimp • small jar chopped pimento • few drops of Tabasco optional