2 ox tails
2 whole onions
2 carrots
1 sm. turnip
2 tbsp. flour
Salt & pepper
1 gal. water

Wash, peel and cut vegetables in small pieces. Let all ingredients boil for 2 hours; then take out the tails and cut the meat in small pieces. Return meat and bones to soup. Add salt, pepper and flour. Cook for quarter of an hour.