Stone Soup (Vegetable Soup)

Source: Mommy Stone

• 1 nicely shaped and pretty, dishwasher cleaned stone
• 1 1/2 quarts hot water
• 1 large onion - chopped
• 2 Tablespoon beef seasoning
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 stalk celery - chopped
• 2 carrots - chopped
• 1 Tablespoon dry parsley
• 6 potatoes - diced
• 1/2 can dinner cuts - diced
• 1 pint frozen chopped tomatoes
• 1/2 Cup frozen peas
• frozen corn - optional
• alphabet macaroni - optional
• 1/2 Cup frozen green beans - optional
• 1 can mushrooms - optional
• cooked beans - optional

Put water in 4 quart heavy saucepan. Add onion, beef seasoning, bay leaves, celery, carrots. Cook 10 minutes. Add potatoes, dinner cuts,macaroni, peas, green beans, mushrooms and cooked beans. When potatoes and carrots are done (about 15 minutes) add tomatoes and peas just before serving.