Okra Soup

• 2 Pounds of Beef, Without Fat or Bone
• 2 Cupfuls of Okra, Chopped Fine
• ¼

Cut the beef into small pieces, and season well with pepper and salt. Fry it in the soup kettle with the onion and butter until very brown. Then add the cold water and let it simmer for an hour and a half. Add the Okra, and let it simmer gently for three or four hours longer.