Hamburger Vegetable Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 c. onion, chopped
1 c. carrots, chopped
1 c. cabbage, chopped
1 c. celery, chopped
1 bay leaf
1/4 tsp. thyme
1/4 tsp. sweet basil
4 tsp. salt
3-4 c. water
4 c. canned tomatoes

Preparation

Combine all ingredients; simmer at least 1 hour.
Note: This is like stew in that it gets better the next day.
Also you can add potatoes, rice or pearl barley.