Mom's Vegetable Soup

This is my mother's vegetable soup, slightly modified. I have left out the beef shank which is in the original recipe. Makes a heaping amount and gets better with time!

• Ready In: 3 hrs
• Serves: 6-8
• Yields: 6-8 cups of soup

Ingredients

• 6  cups water
• 2  cups tomato juice
• 1⁄3 cup  of coasely chopped onion
• 5  beef bouillon cubes
• 2  bay leaves
• 1  cup  of diced celery
• 1  cup  of sliced carrot
• 1  cup  of diced potato
• 2  cups  of chopped cabbage
• 1  cup green beans
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. Add water, tomato juice, onion, and seasonings to large pot.
2. Cover pot with lid and simmer for 1.5 hours.
3. Add other vegetables and simmer for another hour.
4. Remove bay leaves before serving.
5. Salt and pepper to taste.