Water
4 tbsp. pickling spice
Soup meat (any kind of meat)
4 cloves garlic, minced
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
3 (8 oz. each) cans tomato sauce
1 head cabbage
1 loaf French bread
Fresh mint (optional)

In tea strainer boil pickling spices along with soup meat (cut into small pieces), garlic, salt, pepper and tomato sauce. Simmer 3 hours. Before you serve, boil cabbage (cut in 1/8ths) and drain. Slice bread and sprinkle with very little of cinnamon. In bowls - layer bread, cabbage, sopas, and top with mint. Makes a lot.