Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1 1/4  pounds        sweet potato -- diced, peeled
   3                    carrots -- chopped
   1      large         celery stalk -- chopped
   1                    bay leaf
   6      cups          water
   2      tablespoons   lemon juice
   1      teaspoon      hungarian sweet paprika

Preparation:

Put all vegetables with the bay leaf in a soup pot. Add water and bring to a boil. Simmer for about one hour. Stir occasionally. Just befroe serving, add lemon juice and paprika. Remove bay leaf.