Autumn Soup

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 c. chopped onion
• 1 c. carrots, cut up
• 1 c. potatoes, cut up
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 6 whole tomatoes or 2 c. tomato juice
• 1 to 2 Tbsp. fat
• 4 c. hot water
• 1 c. celery, cut up
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1 bay leaf, crumbled
• pinch of basil