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      Title: German Potato Soup #3
 Categories: Soups, German
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
    1/2 lb Bacon
      1 md Onion, diced
      2 md Leeks, trimmed and diced
      3 md Carrots, diced
      2 c  Chopped cabbage
    1/4 c  Finely chopped fresh parsley
      6 c  Beef stock
      2 lb Potatoes, diced
      1    Bay leaf
     10    Black peppercorns
      1 ts Caraway seeds
    1/2 ts Nutmeg
           Salt and pepper to taste
    1/2 c  Sour cream
 
       Cut bacon into 1-inch squares and place in large saucepan or
  Dutch oven.  Slowly fry it over medium heat. When it is just short of
  being crisp, remove bacon, draining it on paper towels.
       Add onions, leeks, carrots, cabbage and parsley to the bacon fat
  and cook until onion wilts.  Add beef stock and potatoes, raise heat
  to high and bring to a boil. Add bay leaf, peppercorns, caraway
  seeds, nutmeg, salt and pepper.  Boil 20 to 25 minutes, or until
  potatoes are soft. Add reserved bacon pieces.
       Using a slotted spoon, remove potatoes and place in a large
  bowl. Mash them, and add the sour cream, blending thoroughly. Stir
  potatoes back into the soup and serve.
 
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