Hamburger Soup

• 1 ¹⁄₂ pound ground beef

• ¹⁄₂ cup onion

• 1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt

• 2 cans cream of celery soup, condensed

• 2 cubes beef bouillon

• 3 cups water

• 1 teaspoon sugar

• 3 cups V-8 juice

• ¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground black pepper

• 1 zucchini (sliced)

• 14 ounce carrots (peeled and diced)

• 14 ounce potatoes (peeled and diced)

• 1 bay leaf

• 2 cups macaroni noodles