Winter Vegetable Soup

I learned to cook this receipe from my mum. This is an old traditional receipe which my mother used to cook for us especially on wintry days. Sometimes she used to add to it bacon shanks or pork shanks which we used to eat afterwards with bread. It is very easy to make although there are quite a few ingredients. If desired it can be made in a puree'. For smaller portions half the ingredients. I hope someone will find it useful.