Old-Fashioned Beef-Vegetable Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 lb meaty cross-cut beef shank bones, cut into 3-inch pieces
• 10 cups water
• 3 tablespoons beef-flavor instant bouillon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 2 dried bay leaves
• 4 cups vegetable juice
• 3 cups cubed potatoes (3 medium)
• 3 cups coarsely chopped cabbage
• 2 cups frozen small whole onions (from 16-oz bag)
• 2 cups cubed peeled rutabaga (1 1/2 medium)
• 2 cups frozen cut green beans (from 1-lb bag)
• 4 medium carrots, sliced (2 cups)
• 3 medium stalks celery, sliced (1 1/2 cups)