Old Fashion Stuffed Cabbage - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. cooked rice, cooked according to pkg.
8 strips bacon
1 large onion
dash of pepper
1 medium cabbage (about 3 lb.)
1 (10 3/4 oz.) can condensed tomato soup with 1 can water
1 lb. ground beef
1/4 tsp. salt

Preparation

Cut off bottom of cabbage, about 1 inch, and remove entire core.
Remove any damaged leaves, rinse and place whole head into salted boiling water.
Allow to return to a boil and simmer 5 minutes.
Remove from heat; let stand 25 minutes.
Drain.
Allow to cool sufficiently for handling.