Old-Fashioned Vegetable Soup

Old-Fashioned Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

  • 6 cups of beef broth

  • 2 onions, thinly sliced

  • 2 carrots, thinly sliced

  • 4 celery stalks, cut in fine bits

  • 1 turnip, cut in small dice

  • 3 leeks, thinly sliced

  • 12 string beans, cut in small pieces

  • 1/4 head of cabbage, shredded

  • 2 potatoes, cut in small dice

  • 1 cup of green peas

  • 1 cup of broken macaroni bits

Directions

  • Wash the vegetables carefully and peel the onions, carrots, turnip and potatoes. Cut all ino slices or bits as suggested above. Put the beef broth in a large kettle, taste for seasoning and add salt if necessary. Bring to a boil and add the vegetables. Cover the pan, lower the flame and simmer gently until the vegetables are done and well blended with the broth. This will take about 1/2 to 3/4 hour. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese and crisp buttered toast.

Notes

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  • recipe from The James Beard Cookbook (1963)