Quick Autumn Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. chopped onion
1/2 c. chopped carrot
1/2 c. chopped celery
1/2 c. chopped potato
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. meat extract
1 bay leaf, crumbled
pinch of basil
1 lb. can tomatoes
1 can whole kernel corn

Preparation

Brown the ground beef in soup pot until crumbly. Add onion. Cook 5 minutes longer. Stir in vegetables and next 5 seasonings and 2 cups hot water. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and corn. Simmer 10 minutes longer.
Yields 6 servings.