Winter Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 to 3 1/2 lb. ham pieces
1 lb. sweet Italian sausage
4 medium potatoes, quartered
1 small cabbage, coarsely chopped
2 large onions, sliced
1 garlic clove, crushed
1/4 c. parsley
2 bay leaves
2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. thyme

Preparation

Simmer ham and sausage in 3 1/2 quarts of water.
Cook for 1 to 1 1/2 hours until tender.
Remove ham and sausage and cut up. Return to water.
Add remaining ingredients and simmer until vegetables are tender.