Mom'S Hearty Vegetable Soup

• 4 stalks celery
• 1 1/2 lb. beef with bone
• 8 c. water
• 4 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. parsley
• 1/4 tsp. ground pepper
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 6 medium potatoes
• 8 small carrots
• 2 medium onions
• 2 (1 lb. 4 oz. each) cans tomatoes

1. Wash celery stalks and leaves; cut stalks in pieces.
2. Cut meat off bone and cut meat into 1 1/2-inch pieces.
3. Place meat and meat bone in saucepan.
4. Add water, salt, parsley, pepper and celery.
5. Cook gently 2 hours or until meat is tender.
6. Meanwhile, peel and dice potatoes.
7. Scrape carrots and cut in 1/2-inch pieces and peel and thinly slice onions.
8. Add vegetables to soup; continue to cook 1 hour longer or until vegetables are tender. Add tomatoes; cook soup 10 minutes longer.
9. Taste to correct seasonings and serve.

stalks celery, beef with bone, water, salt, parsley, ground pepper, stalks celery, potatoes, carrots, onions, tomatoes

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=282435 (may not work)