Homemade Vegetable Soup

Every year when it begins to get cold we have to make this.  Emily loves it.  When asked what she wants me (Pat) to make for her birthday, she’ll ask for this.

by Granny–Dolores Borel

beef soup meat
1              onion
3              ribs  celery
1              can  diced tomatoes
1              package  frozen mixed vegetables
1/2         head  cabbage
2              potato — diced
vermicelli
1              small  tomato sauce
1              Tablespoon  sugar

Any beef with bones will do (I like shank meat with the round bone).  First, I brown the seasoned meat in a little oil.  Add water and boil, skimming off foam.  Add onions and celery.  Cook until meat is tender (De-bone and remove fat and grizzle).  Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, vermicelli noodles and potatoes and cook 10 minutes. Add frozen vegetables and cabbage.  Cook until just done.  Serve with Saltine crackers or cornbread muffins.

*Be careful not to over cook the vegetables. You can add oregano, if you like.
Sometimes, I add a little Worcestershire sauce, but not too much.