Instructions: Rinse the beans in cold water and tie the bones in cheesecloth. Put both with the chicken, sausage, and ham in a pot or casserole with 8 cups of cold water and salt. Bring to a boil, reduce flame, and cook gently, covered, about 2 hours or until beans are cooked and chicken very tender. Remove ham and marrow bones and discard them. Put chicken aside. If there is little liquid left, add a bit of water for the cooking of the remaining ingredients and bring soup to a rapid boil. When it is boiling, put in cabbage, potatoes, rice, noodles, chick-peas, and pepper to taste. Continue cooking over medium flame for 30 minutes (or until newly added ingredients are cooked through). A few minutes before serving, put chicken meat, removed from bones and shredded, in the pot to heat. Correct seasoning and serve.

Comments: Unlike many stews and soups, this one is only good the day it is made, and is best served immediately. It should be very thick: it is as much stew as soup and constitutes a hearty one-dish meal.

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