Pepper Pot Soup

• 1 pound honeycomb tripe
• 1 veal knuckle
• 5 1/2 quarts water
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 tablespoon red pepper diced
• 1 tablespoon green pepper diced
• 1 tablespoon thyme powdered
• 6 peppercorns
• 4 potatoes diced
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 whole cloves
• 3 tablespoons parsley chopped
• 2 stalks celery diced
• 2 carrots diced
• 2 tomatoes peeled, cut up
• 4 onions thinly sliced
• 1 piece pimento cut fine

1. Wash and scrub tripe thoroughly. Place in large kettle and cover with plenty of cold water. Bring to a boil and simmer until tender. Simmer without boiling, that is the secret of making tripe tender. Drain and dice, 1/2 inch squares.
2. In the meantime place the veal knuckle in another kettle adding 11/2 qts. of water and all ingredients except the potatoes. Simmer at least one hour, put in potatoes and simmer for another hour or until meat falls off the bone. Remove bone and take off all the meat.
3. Cut it into small pieces and together with the tripe put it back into the soup. Bring to a boil and the soup is ready to serve. This soup keeps well and can be reheated.

tripe, veal knuckle, water, salt, red pepper, green pepper, thyme, peppercorns, potatoes, bay leaves, cloves, parsley, stalks celery, carrots, tomatoes, onions, pimento

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Pepper-Pot-Soup-1670138 (may not work)