My Favorite Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground round
1 tsp. salt
dash of pepper
3 ribs celery, diced
2 carrots, diced
1/2 c. barley
7 c. water
1 can unsalted V-8 juice

Preparation

Brown meat until pink is gone.
Add water; bring to a boil. Add rest of ingredients; cook 1 hour.