Recipe - Kielbasa Soup

2 pound Kielbasa (smoked polish
sausage)
6 cn Freshlike vegall
(canned mixed
Vegetables, suitable for
soup)
2 cn Stewed tomatoes
2 cn V8 vegetable juice; (8 oz)
One half md Size cabbage; (One half to 1)

bring to a boil in a LARGE pot about 23 quarts of water. chop keilbasa
into One fourth inch slices, and throw into boiling water. let simmer for a while
(One half 2 hours [this brings a smokey flavor to the broth]), and then add
the liquid from the cans of stewed tomatoes. chop the tomatoes and add
them also. Drain the vegetables, and add. add the V8 and let it come
back up to a simmer. while waiting for the pot to simmer, chop the cabbage
into small ( 1 inch ) pieces. also, you may add Tabasco, Trappeys, etc hot
sauce, in several drop quanitites, or use the "HOT" version of V8. when
simmering, add the Cabbage, and allow to simmer until the cabbage goes very
limp. about One half hour.

Total hands on time, 15 minutes Total cooking time, 1 hour 15 minutes to 3
hours. Serve with Fresh baked Rye, Pumpernickle, French, or whole wheat
bread. serves 10, or 4 if they are ravenous. Like I said, not sure if it is
weird, but It is great, and easy, and cheap! My mother in law prefers this
to just about everything else I make...
NOTES : +++++ From: sci34hub.sci.com!felton (Ed Felton) +++++
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