Venison Cheese Ball Soup

Yield: 6 servings
1 lb ground venison
1 tb margarine
1 md onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 (28 ounce) can whole
-tomatoes, mash; ed
18 oz of tomato juice
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans
1 tb worcestershire sauce
1 ts basil
1 ds pepper
2 eggs
1/2 c grated parmesan cheese
1/2 ts thyme leaves
1/2 c finely rolled saltine
-cracker crumb; s
4 c shredded cabbage
Brown meat in margarine and set aside to cool. Place onion, garlic,
tomatoes, tomato juice, tomato sauce, beans, Worcestershire, basil and
pepper in large covered kettle. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 30
minutes. Combine eggs, Parmesan, thyme, crackers and browned venison. Mix well.
Shape into 1-inch balls. When soup has simmered for 30 minutes, stir in cabbage
and drop in venison cheese balls. Cover and simmer for
another 30 minutes.