Homemade Vegetable Beef Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. lean stewing beef
4 small beef soup bones
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/2 c. cabbage, chopped
1/2 c. fresh carrots, diced
1/2 c. fresh or frozen string beans
1/2 c. celery, chopped
2 medium onions, sliced
1/2 c. potatoes, diced
1/2 c. fresh or frozen peas
1 lb. can tomatoes
1 (8 oz.) can cream-style corn
1/2 tsp. pot herbs
1/4 tsp. whole thyme
1/2 bunch parsley
1 small, hot red pepper

Preparation

Place meat, washed bones and 1 1/2 quarts of water in kettle. Simmer 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Remove bones.
Add salt, pepper, cabbage, carrots, string beans, celery and onions; simmer 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Add potatoes, peas, tomatoes, corn, pot herbs and thyme.
Add parsley and pepper.
(Tie parsley and pepper together, if desired, and discard later.)
Simmer 1 hour more.
Yields 8 servings.