* Exported from MasterCook * French Cabbage Soup Recipe By : Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Pork Soups Vegetables Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 3 c Potatoes -- peeled & chopped 1 lb Lean bacon or ham -- in 1 piece 3 qt -- Water 2 lb Cabbage -- roughly sliced 6 Peppercorns -- crushed 2 Celery stalks -- sliced 1 1/2 c Canned red or white beans -- drained 6 Parsley sprigs 1 Bay leaf 1/2 ts Each ground thyme & marjoram 2 Garlic cloves -- crushed 2 Onions 2 Carrots -- quartered 2 Turnips -- peeled & chopped Salt Put potatoes and bacon in deep kettle. Add water. Bring to boil. Simmer, covered, 2 hours, or until meat is tender. Remove meat; slice into serving pieces. Skim off excess fat from soup. Return meat to soup. Add beans. Season to taste with salt. Heat thoroughly. Serve with French bread. From _A Taste of West Virginia: A Book of Favorite Recipes_. Leawood, KS: Circulation Service, Inc., 1991. Pg. 15. Posted by Cathy Harned. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -