MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05 Title: Basque Vegetable Soup Categories: Soup, Vegetable, Chicken, Boat Yield: 10 servings 3/4 lb Polish sausage; sliced 2 lb Broiler-fryer chicken; - up to 3 lb 8 c Water 2 Leeks; sliced 2 Carrots; sliced 1 lg Turnip; peeled and cubed 1 lg Onion; chopped 1 lg Potato; peeled and cubed 1 cl Garlic; minced 1 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Pepper 1 tb Fresh parsley; snipped 1 ts Dried thyme 1 c Cabbage; shredded 2 c Cooked navy or great -northern beans In a skillet, cook the sausage until done. Drain on paper towels; set aside. In a large dutch oven, cook chicken in water until tender. Remove chicken; let cool. Strain broth and skim off fat. Return broth to dutch oven. Add parsley, thyme and all vegetables except cabbage, beans and cooked sausage Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, remove chicken from bones and cut into bite size pieces; add to the dutch oven. Add cabbage, beans and cooked sausage. Simmer, uncovered, for about 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Recipe by Norman Chegwyn, Richmond, CA, Country Magazine Jul/Aug, 1993 Posted by: Jim Bodle 11/93 MMMMM