Cabbage
Soup
1 fair-sized
cabbage
1 large Spanish onion
1-1/2 oz butter
1 tsp salt
1 tsp nutmeg
3 cups milk
2 Tbs wheat meal
After preparing
and washing the cabbage, shred up very fine; chop up the onion,
set these two in a saucepan over the fire with 1 quart of water,
the butter and seasoning, and let all cook gently for 1 hour, or
longer until the vegetables are not quite tender.
Add the milk
and thickening when the vegetables are thoroughly tender, and let
all simmer gently for 10 minutes; serve with little squares of toasted
or fried bread.