Rustic Irish Potato and Cabbage Soup - for the slow cooker or stove top Serves: 8-10 servings Ingredients 1 medium onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 6 medium potatoes, scrubbed and chopped 4 carrots, chopped ½ head of cabbage, chopped 1 smoked sausage, sliced 2 32oz boxes chicken broth 2 bay leaves 1 tsp. thyme Salt and pepper to taste 1/8 tsp. sugar 1 Tbs. cider vinegar, optional Instructions 1.Cook the onion and garlic in a bit of oil until the onion is soft. 2.Add remaining ingredients, except cider vinegar, to the pot. 3.Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes. 4.Stir in cider vinegar, if desired. 5.To make soup in slow cooker, place all ingredients in crock and cook on high 5-6 hours or low 7-8 hours. No need to cook onion and garlic before adding to slow cooker. 6.Add the cider vinegar to the pot at the end of cooking. A few of us stirred a couple of drops into our bowls of soup.  I liked the soup both with and without the vinegar.