thick beef vegetable soup

Ingredients

• 1 package stewing beef, cut into small chunks
• 6 cups water
• 2 small cans beef broth
• 1 large can tomato juice
• 1 small - onion, diced
• 6 to 8 - potatoes, peeled and cut into medium chunks
• 4 to 5 - carrots, peeled and cut into rounds
• 2 to 3 - celery stalks, sliced
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 to 2 tablespoons original mrs. dash
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 large package frozen, mixed vegetables
• any amount - leftover or partial pkgs.of frozen vegetables or cansof vegetable
• 1 to 2 cups fresh cabbage, chopped as you like
• 2 to 4 sma cans tomatoes: crushed, diced or stewed