Weight Watcher’S Cabbage Soup – Sweet And Sour - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 medium head of cabbage
6 large celery ribs
1 lb carrot
4 onions
2 (28 ounce) cans tomatoes with juice
1 (46 ounce) can tomato juice (or V8)
6 -8 beef bouillon cubes
1 teaspoon citric acid (sour salt)
4 (1 g) packets Sweet 'n Low or (1 g) packets another sweetener
black pepper
salt, if desired (optional)

Preparation

Cut up all the veggies, put everything in a very large pot, cover with water, and cook at least 3 hours, until everything is very soft.
Taste for seasoning - judge sour and sweet separately to see weather to add more citric acid or sweetener. I usually do add plenty more of each, until it is delicious.
Notes:
Don't even bother cutting the core out of the cabbage - it cooks down with everything else and will be delicious. Really.
Measurements can be approximate. Feel free to adjust for what you like or have on hand. I know I always have a glass of the juice before pouring it into the pot ;-) Speaking of the juice, I don't remember it being part of the original recipe, but I always add it for tomatoey taste and body.
Sometimes, my Nana added green peppers. Her recipe also mentioned to serve with \"rice and veal balls\", although I don't actually remember her doing this. What could be bad?.
When I am not on a diet, I add brown sugar instead of the sweet-and-low.
Oops - I Totally had to Estimate how many servings. But this does mostly fill my 10 quart pot, and then cook off a little, so I will est. 18 servings - your mileage will vary;-).