Lieb's Cabbage Soup

This recipe is included for several reasons. It feeds an army. It was given to me by a friend who owned a deli near our office many years ago. And it won a soup cook-off for me. What more do you want? Feel free to either diminish the recipe by half, or freeze the leftovers.

Lieb's Cabbage Soup

2 pounds Pastene Ground tomatoes
1 pound Pastene Stewed tomatoes
2 gallons water
1/4 cup chicken paste base
1/4 cup beef paste base
1 1/2 tablespoons Accent® seasoning mix
1 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 onion chopped
4 heads cabbage
7 soup bones, rinsed and drained
1 jar sour salt
2-3 cups sugar

Combine tomatoes and chop til smooth. In a stock pot combine water, bases, seasonings and onion. Add cabbage and tomato mixture, and bones. Cook 15 minutes. Add sour salt. Let boil 1/2 hour. Add 2 cups sugar. Cook 1 1/2 hour more. Taste for sweetness and add more sugar if necessary
Serves 18.