Using ingredient tbs shortening

Old-fashioned Pot Roast With Herb Dumplings

• 16 boiling onions
• 4 potatoes (red)
• 4 sprigs thyme
• 3 tbs shortening
• 3 parsnips
• 3 carrots
• 2 turnips
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 rutabaga
• 1 kosher salt