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Beef Soup Stock

Wipe 2 pounds of shin of beef with a damp cloth. Cut the meat quite fine. Put bones, marrow and meat in a kettle, add 2 quarts of cold water and let soak for one hour. Cover, place over a slow fire and when it reaches the simmering point keep at the same temperature for four hours. Add 6 cloves, 6 peppercorns, a small blade of mace, a bunch of sweet herbs, I small onion, 1/4 of a cupful each of chopped carrot and turnip, a sprig of parsley and 2 teaspoonfuls of salt. Simmer one hour longer, strain and set away. Next day remove fat from the top and it is ready for use.