Beans.
1 small head of cabbage.
A few Irish potatoes.
Sweet herbs, pepper and salt to the taste.
A few leaves of dried sassafras rubbed up will improve the taste. Serve hot with toast, a small quantity of sugar and vinegar. Boil till thick.—Mrs. Dr. L.
Vegetable Soup.
Before breakfast, wash a beef shank in several waters, break the bone, and put it in a large pot of cold water. Keep it steadily boiling until one hour before dinner, when the following vegetables, previously prepared, must be added to the soup after it has been carefully skimmed of all grease, and strained.
1 quart peeled and chopped tomatoes.
1 pint lima or butter beans.
1 pint grated corn.