Lightly fry the bacon until crisp.

Place in a large cooking pot.

Brown the sausages in some bacon grease or vegetable oil.

Remove and add to pot.

Soften sliced onions and whole garlic cloves in fat

Then add to pot with potatoes and carrots.

Bury the bunch of herbs in the middle of the mixture.

Sprinkle with pepper.

Cover with cider.

Cook 1 1/2 hours over moderate heat, do not boil.

Garnish with chopped parsley.