Brunswick Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts, skinned and deboned
2 stalks celery, diced well
1 c. diced onion
2 qt. tomatoes (fresh or canned)
4 medium potatoes, diced
1 qt. butter beans, drained if canned
1 qt. corn, drained if canned
5 Tbsp. sugar
salt to taste

Preparation

Place chicken, celery and onion in a large kettle. Add a quart of water. Simmer until meat is tender. Lift meat from broth and cool. Dice. To the broth, add tomatoes, diced potatoes, meat, beans, corn and sugar. Salt to taste. Simmer slowly, stirring occasionally, for 3 hours. Makes about 6 quarts. Can freeze. Can do ahead.