Italian Spaghetti Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. ground chuck
4 large carrots, diced
6 stalks celery (ribs only)
diced celery leaves from largest stalks of celery, chopped fine
1 green pepper, chopped or diced
4 large onions, chopped
2 Tbsp. dried basil leaves
1/2 c. dried parsley
46 oz. can tomato juice
2 (6 oz.) cans tomato paste
salt and pepper

Preparation

Brown hamburger.
Drain grease.
Put in all vegetables plus basil and parsley.
Cook for 1/2 hour to 45 minutes.
Then pour in tomato juice and tomato paste.
Add 1 large (46 ounces) can of water.
Simmer 5 hours, stirring every 20 minutes on low flame. Keep covered until it starts cooking good.
Add water as needed as it cooks.