Cabbage Soup (Cream of)

Ingredients
12 cups chicken stock

1 cup yellow onion, chopped

1 cup celery, sliced

½ cup carrot, cut into thin rounds

½ head of cabbage, thinly sliced

1 8 oz can sauerkraut, drained

2 cloves garlic, minced, optional

Salt and white pepper to taste

In a Dutch oven place chicken stock, onion, celery, carrot and garlic (optional).  Bring to a boil.  Add spices, cabbage and sauerkraut.  Cook uncovered for 1 hour.

Thickener for soup.

1 ½ cups sour cream

1 ½ cups flour

2 cups milk

Place sour cream in a large bowl.  Stir in flour in three or four batches. Add 1 cup milk and whisk.  Slowly add more milk until the consistency of liquid honey.   Add to Dutch oven, simmer and stir until thick.  

Serves approx 10