Vegetable Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. hamburger meat
1 bay leaf
6 c. water
2 large carrots, cut up
4 stalks celery
2 medium onions, cut up
1 lb. can tomatoes
1/2 c. rice or barley
2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
4 bouillon cubes

Preparation

Start rice or barley and water in soup pot.
Brown the beef; drain and add to pot with all other ingredients.
Bring to boil; cover and simmer about 1 1/2 hours.
Great served with French bread.