Paul Steindler’s Cabbage Soup

Ingredients

• 6 cups shredded cabbage (half a large head)
• 1 cup (about 6 oz.) bacon
• 1 cup finely diced onions
• 1/4 cup flour
• 6 cups homemade chicken stock
• 1 cup finely diced carrots
• 1-1/2 cups finely diced potatoes
• 1 tsp whole caraway seeds, crushed or pulverized
• 2 Tbsp white wine vinegar (I used red)
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup heavy cream (optional)
• 2 Tbsp finely chopped fresh dill (or more or less to taste)