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Potage, Artagnan

Place in a saucepan two sliced carrots, one sliced turnip, one sliced onion, one sliced leek, one sliced branch celery, two branches parsley, one branch chervil, a spring thyme, one bay leaf, two cloves, a sprig marjoram, two ounces raw ham, one piece knuckle of veal, one calf's foot. Moisten with six quarts water and half pint white wine, season with two teaspoons salt and half teaspoon pepper, cover pan and slowly boil three hours. After it has cooked for an hour remove the calf's foot and plunge in cold water, remove and bone it, place the meat between two boards with a weight of four pounds on top and let stand thirty minutes, then cut meat into half-inch-square pieces and keep on a plate. Place three ounces of tapioca pearls in a quart boiling water with half teaspoon salt and gently boil forty minutes, occasionally mixing meanwhile. Place on a sieve and thoroughly wash in cold water. Strain broth through a cheesecloth into another saucepan, skim fat from surface, then add calf's foot meat and tapioca. Boil ten minutes. Transfer into a soup tureen and serve.