Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 lb Small white beans
14 lb Soup bones
4 5 lbs stewing beef
Flour for dredging
Salt and pepper
1/2 c Oil
12 qt Water
3 4 bay leaves
10 28oz can tomatoes
12 Beef bouillon cubes, or to
Taste
8 Leeks, sliced
8 md Onions, chopped
15 Carrots, sliced
1 bn Celery, chopped
2 sm Firm cabbages, shredded
1 c Chopped parsley
2 3 tbsp oregano AND thyme, or
To taste
8 c Macaroni
2 lb Frozen peas

Soak bean overnight in hot water, drain. Roast soup bones in a lsow
oven until browned. Chop stewing beef into very small pieces, dredge
with flour, salt and pepper and then add to oil which has been heated
in a large dutch oven. It may be necessary to do this in several
batches. Stir beef until brown on all sides. In a very large soup
pot (12 gallon) place soup bones, beef, 4 tbsp salt and approx 3
gallons of water. Bay leaves may be added at this time. This should
be simmer for about 6 hours or more. At the end of this time, remove
the bones and gristle and add the tomatoes, beef bouillon, leeks,
onions and carrot and the white beans. Simmer soup for 1-1/2 to 2
hours. Add celery, cabbage, parsley and herbs, salt an dpepper to
taste. Simmer for 1/2 hour more and then add macaroni and peas and
more seasoning if necessary. If soup is extremely thick, you may add
up to 4 quarts of hot water with the last vegetables, or at any time
if there is a dange or scorching. After the last addition, the soup
should again simmer until the macaroni is tender. Again check for
seasonings and adjust.

Origin: Homestyle Canadian Classics, Ladies of the Royal Purple.
Shared by: Sharon Stevens, July/95.
From: Sharon Stevens Date: 08-14-95 (00:00) (164)
Fido: Home Co

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