Turnip Soup

Directions

1. 1
   Put a piece of very lean and boneless fresh pork in a large soup pot and cover with water.
2. 2
   Salt and pepper to taste and cook until pork is tender enough to shred.
3. 3
   In pork broth, with the shredded pork, add peeled and diced turnip roots and one onion that has been chopped.
4. 4
   Finish filling pot with water, to cover the roots.
5. 5
   Cook until roots are very tender.
6. 6
   With a potato masher, mash up a bit, and sprinkle a tablespoon or two of cornmeal over top of soup and stir well.
7. 7
   This will thicken it.