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.