Laun/Pruett Recipe Collection
Mom's Vegetable Soup aka "Clean the Refrigerator Soup"

4 6 oz. cans tomato juice, no salt, Sprinffield or V-8
1 16 oz can whole tomatoes (1 lb.-- S & W)
4 glasses water
Cut up veggies into big pieces
2 onions
2 carrots
1 parsnip
3-4 stalks celery
8 mushrooms
4 green summer squash
Handful of fresh pea pods

Italian herb seasoning (Spice Island)
Beaumondeau seasoning (Spice Island)
Cavenders Greek Seasoning
Garlic Powder
Oregano

Combine all ingredients (add other "clean the refrigerator" vegetables. Simmer until vegetables are cooked. MMMMmmmmm good.

I remember this was one of the twice monthly jobs we girls had to do. Refrigerator turned off and then pots of boiling water were boiled to break down the ice in the freezer. Everything was taken out, veggies were added to the soup pot, and then the refrigerator was wiped down clean. When Mom came in from her busy day at Robinson's credit department or the Helena Rubinstein or Estee Lauder cosmetic counter (and later, Charis studios in Bullock's), we loved to show her our handiwork!

Recipe Contributed by Mary Lou Pruett via Mary Ann Laun and Patty's recipe