[tomwed]

I picked up a 10 lb ham at WD for $1/lb. Some sweet potatoes and cabbage for 50 cents a lb. I pull the ham apart and use a steak knife to cut along the fat lines. What's left is a meaty bone that I put in the crock with carrots, celery, onion and bay leaf and cover with water. The extra meat goes in the freezer.

Four hours later I clean the bone, save the cooked onion and toss the rest. Add the cubed sweet potato and cabbage for 1/2 hour. Later veggies in a 1 qt pot and add the cabbage slices for 2 and cubed sweet potatoes and 2 inches of water for only a few minutes till the potatoes are soft.

Serve the bone meat with the rest and add butter and honey mustard. The sour onions and cabbage is balanced with the sweet potatoes and honey mustard.

Put all the broth in the frig and if fat collects on top skim it off. Tomorrow I'll make cream of asparagus soup $2/lb with the stock. I'll use instant potatoes as a thickener. And poke around to see if I need heavy cream or whole milk will do..

The left over ham will last a week or two, depending.