Homemade Vegetable Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 to 2 lb. chuck or shoulder beef, cut into cubes
small soup bone
1 gal. water
1 c. diced onion
1 c. diced celery
1 large can crushed tomatoes
1 large potato, diced
1/2 small head lettuce, cut coarse
1 (16 oz.) pkg. frozen vegetables that include lima beans, peas, corn, etc.
1 pkg. narrow flat noodles

Preparation

Put water, meat, soup bone and a handful of salt in large cooking pot.
Cook one hour.
Add onions, celery and tomatoes and cook 1/2 hour.
Add potatoes and cabbage; cook 20 minutes.
Add package of frozen vegetables and noodles and cook for an additional 15 minutes.
Approximate cooking time: 2 hours and 15 minutes.