Cow Heel Soup

Ingredients

 * 1 cow-heel (leg of cow from hoof to knee)
 * 3 pt water
 * 1 onion
 * 1 strip celery
 * 1 carrot
 * 1 lb mixed vegetables
 * 1 tbsp sago, or barley
 * 1 tbsp chopped parsley
 * lime juice
 * 2 tbsp salt
 * piece of hot red pepper
 * grated nutmeg

Directions

 * 1) Scald, scrape, and thoroughly clean cow-heel.
 * 2) Cut it up and put to boil in salted water.
 * 3) Skim water and add chopped seasonings.
 * 4) Simmer gently for 6 to 7 hours, or to save fuel and time, use a pressure cooker.
 * 5) Peel, wash and dice vegetables.
 * 6) Remove meat from bone, cut into neat pieces, and return to soup with prepared vegetables and sago.
 * 7) Boil soup again until vegetable are soft, about 30 minutes.
 * 8) Add parsley, a few drops of lime juice, and grated nutmeg just before serving.