1 beef roast good for cooking in the crock pot
3 to 4 beef bouillon cubes, depending on size of roast
apple juice to cover 1/2 of roast (not cider)
1 package dry brown gravy

Place roast in crock pot. Mix gravy with some of the hot apple juice to dissolve the powder gravy and
pour over roast. Add more of the apple juice to cover about half the roast. Add bouillon cubes. Cook
for several hours until roast is tender.

Gravy

I strain the liquid from the crock pot to have a smooth liquid and then add a mixture of cornstarch and cold
water or apple juice, mixed well, to the boiling liquid. Add cornstarch mixture slowly so it doesn't thicken
too much. Add salt and pepper to taste.