Grandma Walter's Vegetable Soup

This is a simple, easy veggie soup recipe that was my great grandmother's. I always seem to make it when the weather turns cold. Enjoy!

• Ready In: 2 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 2  lbs stew beef chunks
• 2 -3  marrow, bones
• 2  cups  shredded cabbage
• 2  cups  diced onions
• 2  cups  sliced carrots
• 2  cups  chopped celery
• 2  cups  frozen peas
• 2  cups frozen corn
• 2  cups frozen baby lima beans
• 2  cups  frozen cut green beans
• 1  pot herbs
• 1 (16 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 4 (10 ounce) cans beef broth
• 1⁄2-1  cup barley (optional)
• 4 -8  cups water (approx enough to cover all ingredients in pot)
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. Brown beef in (large) 12-quart soup pot.
2. Add tomatoes and beef broth then add bones, all veggies and enough water to cover everything (approximately 1 inch from top).
3. Bring to boil and add pot herb (i usually put the pot herb in a piece of cheese cloth and tie to side of pot, this way you don't loose it in the soup).
4. Turn down to simmer and cook for approximately 2 hours stirring occasionally.