A Vegetable Soup with Meat

Ingredients

• 1 cup cabbage, chopped
• 1 cup lettuce, chopped
• 1 cup white beet leaves, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1 cup leeks, chopped
• 1 cup sorrel, chopped
• 1 cup carrot, scraped and chopped
• 1 cup cucumbers, sliced
• 1 cup young peas
• 1 cup asparagus, chopped
• 1 tablespoon chervil, chopped
• 2 cups gravy or good broth
• 2 ounces butter

Directions

1. Chop the cabbage, lettuce, white beet leaves, celery, leeks, sorrel, and carrot finely.

2. Add the sliced cucumbers, young peas, asparagus, and chervil.

3. Stew the mixture gently in gravy and butter until tender.

4. Add the gravy or broth and bring to a boil.

5. Serve hot.