Maryland Style Crab Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 beef soup bone
3 qt. water
24 oz. V-8 juice
1 lb. canned tomatoes
2 lb. claw crab meat
1 Tbsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 Tbsp. Old Bay seasoning
1 large onion, chopped
1 large green pepper, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
4 potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 (20 oz.) pkg. frozen mixed vegetables
3 to 5 shakes Worcestershire sauce

Preparation

In a big soup pot, put beef bone, V-8 juice, water and 1 pound crab meat.
Add seasonings, green pepper, onion and celery. Simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Add potatoes and frozen mixed vegetables.
Cook until potatoes are tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Wait until a half hour before serving time to add the last pound of crab meat.