Ham And Cabbage Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 ham bone with meat scraps
2 qt. cold water
10 whole peppercorns
4 whole cloves
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/4 c. chopped fresh parsley
3 medium potatoes, sliced
3 medium carrots, chopped
1 small head green cabbage, shredded
salt to taste

Preparation

In a large soup pot, cover ham bone with cold water.
Tie peppercorns, cloves, garlic and parsley in a cheesecloth bag and add to soup pot.
Simmer, covered, for 2 to 3 hours.
Discard cheesecloth bag.
Remove bone; cut meat from bone.
Cut meat into bite sizes.
Discard bone.
Return meat to soup pot; add potatoes and carrots.
Simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
Add cabbage and simmer 15 minutes.
Add salt to taste and serve.
Yields 1 1/2 quarts.