PETITE MARMITE

a famous French soup, now retailed in canned form, which consists of beef stock, together with the meat cut into small pieces, and a variety of vegetables, such as carrots, cabbage, turnips, celery, etc., in long sections. It is of the same order as Pot-au-feu ("pot on the fire"), the typical home-made beef and vegetable soup of the French peasant, except that it is richer and sometimes contains chicken, marrow bones, etc. The title signifies "little pot," the reference being to the earth-enware cooking pot which forms part of the household equipment of every French family. Similar pots, obtainable from crockery dealers, are very appropriate for the service of this soup.