Vegetable Beef Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. tomato juice
1/2 head cabbage, chopped
6 pods okra, sliced
1 c. green beans
1 c. corn
1 c. purple hull peas
1 c. English peas
2 c. chopped tomatoes
2 c. potatoes
1 c. carrots
1 c. chopped onions
1 lb. ground beef or stew meat, browned and drained
salt and pepper
chopped fresh or dried basil
celery, chopped, and bell peppers (if desired)

Preparation

Simmer vegetables in 2 cups of water and tomato juice until tender.
Add beef and simmer 5 more minutes.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Serve with corn bread on a cold day.