Cabbage Soup
Origin: London, England
Source: Isabella Beeton, 1861
Ingredients
- 1 large cabbage
- 3 carrots
- 2 onions
- 4-5 slice lean bacon
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 quart medium stock No. 105
Instructions
- Scald the cabbage, exit it up and drain it.
- Line the stewpan with the bacon, put in the cabbage, carrots, and onions; moisten with skimmings from the stock, and simmer very gently, till the cabbage is tender;
- add the stock, stew softly for half an hour, and carefully skim off every particle of fat.
- Season and serve.