Autumn Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 c. chopped onion
4 c. water
1 c. cut up carrots
1 c. diced celery
1 c. cubed, pared potatoes
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. Kitchen Bouquet
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp. basil
6 tomatoes or 1 can (28 oz.) tomatoes, undrained

Preparation

In large saucepan, cook and stir meat until brown.
Drain off fat.
Cook and stir onions with meat until onions are tender, about 5 minutes.
Stir in remaining ingredients except tomatoes, heat to boiling.
Cover and simmer 20 minutes.
Add tomatoes and simmer 10 minutes longer.