Vegetable Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 ham, beef or pork bone
4 qt. water (about)
1 qt. tomatoes
1 large onion
3 stalks celery
12 oz. bag egg noodles
salt and pepper
1 small head cabbage
8 medium potatoes
2 large bags frozen mixed vegetables

Preparation

In large pot, cover bone with water.
Add tomatoes, chopped onion, chopped celery and chopped cabbage.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Boil about 1 hour, then remove bones.
Add mixed vegetables and diced potatoes.
Boil until tender.
When vegetables are almost tender, add noodles.
You do not have to add noodles, they are optional.
Makes about 3 gallons of soup.