Vegetable Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. beef shank
1 Tbsp. salt
potatoes
1 can yellow beans
1 qt. tomatoes
2 small onions
2 stalks celery
2 bay leaves
6 black peppers
1 can green beans
1/2 c. alphabet macaroni
shredded cabbage

Preparation

Boil beef shank in water.
Remove scum.
Add salt, bay leaves, peppers, tomatoes and onions.
Simmer until tomatoes flake (1 1/2 to 2 hours).
Add celery, potatoes and carrots.
Boil 1/2 hour longer, then add beans, cabbage and macaroni.
Boil for 1/2 hour more.