Mom's Chili

2 lbs. Ground Beef
2 Lg. Onions
3-4 Celery Stalks
1 Tbsp. Salt
1 Tbsp. Pepper
1 Tbsp. Chli Powder
1 Lg. can Tomato Soup (OR 2 - 10 3/4 oz. cans)
3 Qts. Tomato Juice (OR use whole canned tomatoes; *OR almost 1 1/2 qt. 14 oz. cans juice + 1 lg. can diced tomatoes)
Brown Sugar

1. Brown meat, onions, and celery.  **Mom does this by adding them in whole, and simply slicing into the tops of the onions; this is for getting flavor w/o having diced onions/celery in the soup.
2. Add spices and tomatoes, etc.
3. Simmer 2-3 hours.
4. Last 1/2  hour, add brown sugar to suit taste (probably 1/3 - 2/3 cups).

*This is what I (Marya) do.