CABBAGE SOUP

Two quarts of water, Three onions, chopped fine, One faggot of soup herbs, Two slices of salt pork, cut into dice, One and one-quarter pounds of soup meat, with bone in it, Two and one-half cups of finely shredded cabbage. Place in a saucepan and cook slowly for one and three-quarter hours. Now add two tablespoons of flour, dissolved in one-quarter cup of water, and season with One tablespoon of salt, One teaspoon of pepper, One-half teaspoon of thyme.