Mama'S Vegetable Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

soup bone
1 pkg. stew meat
1 large onion
2 stalks celery
1 large can or jar tomatoes
salt, pepper and red cayenne pepper
1/2 c. barley
chopped green pepper
1/8 to 1/4 head cabbage
2 sliced carrots
1 small can green beans
1 small can whole kernel corn
3 potatoes, cut up
1 turnip, cut up
small amount spaghetti

Preparation

Using a large pot, put soup bone (make good broth) and stew meat together with onion, celery and tomatoes.
Add enough water to fill 3/4 pot.
Add salt, pepper and red cayenne pepper.
Cover. Simmer several hours or half or all day.
Skim off fat; discard bone.
Add barley, green pepper, cabbage, carrots, green beans and corn.
Cook for at least 1 hour.
Then add potatoes, turnip and spaghetti.
Correct seasoning, adding more water if necessary. Cook 15 more minutes.
Makes a large amount.