Autumn Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 lb. ground chuck
    1/2 c. chopped onions
    2 c. hot water
    3/4 c. cut-up celery
    3/4 c. cut-up potatoes
    1 tsp. salt
    1/4 tsp. pepper
    1/2 bay leaf, crumbled
    pinch of basil
    3 whole, fresh tomatoes, stems removed
Preparation
    Brown ground chuck in heavy kettle.
    Add onions and cook 5 minutes more.
    Add remaining ingredients, except tomatoes and mix thoroughly, loosening the brown crustiness from bottom of kettle. Bring to boil; cover, then simmer 20 minutes.
    Add tomatoes and if necessary, more water; simmer another 10 minutes.

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