Dried-Cabbage, Carrot and Duck-Gizzard Soup

Why people make this soup

When the air turns dry, Nourilo reaches for cabbage soup — long-simmered for a good three hours, it is both soothing and safe for a body carrying a bit of heat in the lungs and stomach. Add some apricot kernels and the moistening, cough-easing effect is even better. Dried cabbage paired with carrot, apricot kernels, figs and dried duck gizzard makes a soup that traditionally moistens dryness and helps settle a dry, tickly cough.