Summer'S End Stew

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb. beef stew meat
• 1 Tbsp. cooking oil
• 8 to 12 medium, fresh tomatoes, peeled and cut up
• 2 c. tomato juice or water
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 2 tsp. salt
• 4 to 6 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 3 to 5 carrots, sliced
• 2 c. frozen corn
• 2 c. fresh cut green beans
• 2 c. frozen peas
• 2 to 3 celery stalks, sliced
• 1 c. sliced summer squash
• 1/4 c. snipped fresh parsley
• 1 tsp. sugar