Ingredients:

• Beef stew meat (with or without bones)
• 1 large can whole or stewed tomatos
• 1 can whole kernel corn (drained)
• 4 1/2 cups of water
• 1 med. onion (chopped)
• 1 med. turnip ( chopped)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 can tomato soup
• salt and pepper to taste

Optional :

• 1 cup uncooked noodles or 1/2 cup uncooked rice
• 1 can kidney beans

Mix together all ingredients in a large pot ( except the optional ingredients) and simmer 3 to 4 hours. Thirty minutes before serving add 1 package salad mix ( or 2 cups finely shreeded lettuce and red cabbage). Twenty minutes before serving, add the noodles or rice and the can of beans. Remove the bay leaf and serve.