Soups: Nannys Maryland crab soup

By JoFClark

Ingredients

• Ham hock
• Head of cabbage, chopped
• Green beans
• Lima beans
• Carrots
• Green peas
• Corn
• Canned diced new potatoes
• Add canned tomatoes, cook for 2 hours
• 4 hours before add crabmeat
• 1 lb bacon
• Onion in bacon drippings
• Add bacon and onions plus grease
• Cook pearl barley separately, then add
• Sprinkle old bay, salt and cabbage
• Can freeze

Preparation

Step 1

Cook ham hock and cabbage for a day.
Add veggies
Add tomatoes
Add crab about four hours before serving
Add onions, bacon and grease shortly before serving
Old Bay added during entire cooking process
Salt and pepper to taste