Vegetable Soup

Directions

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   In a
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   5-quart pot, bring tomatoes, sauce and water to a boil. Skim
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   off
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   foam.
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   Meanwhile,
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   cut
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   lean meat from bone, leaving bone
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   and
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   fat
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    intact.
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    Cube
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    lean
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    meat
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    into
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    small pieces. Add meat, bone with fat, bay leaf, garlic and seasonings to the pot.
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    Return to a boil; cover and simmer 2 hours. Remove bone with
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    fat
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    and
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    bay
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    leaf.
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    Discard.
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    Add celery, onions and carrots;
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    cook
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    for 15 minutes, then add potatoes, corn, beans and
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    macaroni.
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    Cook
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    15
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    to 20 minutes longer or until potatoes are tender.