Grandmother's Polish Cabbage and Noodles

Ingredients (7)

• ✓ ¼ cup butter
• + 1 head cabbage, cored and chopped add to pantry
• + 1 large onion, diced add to pantry
• + 1 (12 ounce) package farfalle (bow tie) pasta add to pantry
• ✓ 2 tablespoons water
• + 1 ½ cups cooked ham, cut into bite-size pieces add to pantry
• ✓ 2 pinches white sugar, or to taste