Grandma Murphy's Sauerkraut Soup

Recipe courtesy of jennypenny*

Pork Bones (if you can find them)
Stew Meat
potatoes

Onions

Celery
bay leaf
pepper corns
Sauerkraut (can or jar)

Meat water and salt

You get pork soup bones. (In the past they had a lot of meat on
them...now they are just bones - so I buy some stew meat as well.)

Put it in a large pot and cover the bones/meat with water. Add salt and bring to boil. Clear fat from top as it surfaces. Brown foam will form on the surface, clear that with a spoon.)

After clearing add, acorn pepper (peppercorns), bay leaf and celery, barley, potatoes (quarter), and onion (sliced).

Simmer

Rinse sauerkraut under cold water so the soup is not too tart.

½ hour before meat is done, add sauerkraut.