Two quarts of water,
Three onions, chopped fine,
One faggot of soup herbs,
Two slices of salt pork, cut into dice,
One and one-quarter pounds of soup meat, with bone in it,
Two and one-half cups of finely shredded cabbage.
Place in a saucepan and cook slowly for one and three-quarter hours. Now add two tablespoons of flour, dissolved in one-quarter cup of water, and season with
One tablespoon of salt,
One teaspoon of pepper,
One-half teaspoon of thyme.