French Country Soup

Ingredients

2 lb beef shanks
2 packages tomato sauce
2 ts sugar
1/4 ts pepper
1 cabbage
1 lb green beans
2 qt water
2 beef bouillon
1 t salt
3 turnips
1 rutabaga
1 c elbow macaroni

Instructions

In dutch oven or kettle, combine beef, water, onion, tomato sauce, cabbage, bouillon cubes, sugar, salt, pepper and cloves. Bring to boil, simmer covered for 2 hrs. Add turnips, macaroni and beans. Simmer uncovered for 20 or 30 minutes more, or until tender.