Venison Soup.
3 lbs. of venison, the coarser parts of the meat will do; 1 lb. lean ham; 1 onion sliced; 3 stalks of celery; 5 quarts of water; 1 can of corn, drained and chopped, pepper and salt; butter and flour.
Cut up the meat and put on with the onion, celery, and water. Stew slowly three and a half hours. Strain, pressing hard; cool, skim, and return the soup to the fire with the chopped corn. Stew half an hour; add the seasoning, a lump of butter rolled in flour, a half-cup of tomato-juice, and simmer ten minutes more.
If you cannot get venison use mutton for this soup.