Fried Okra Soup

2 cups fresh or frozen Lima beans

2 cups fresh or frozen cut corn

3 potatoes -- peeled and diced

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/4 teaspoon salt

6 tomatoes -- chopped

2 onions -- chopped

2 stalks celery -- chopped

2 tablespoons sugar

1/4 head cabbage -- chopped

1/4 lb salt pork -- finely diced

1 quart fresh or frozen okra -- sliced

Combine first 9 ingredients in soup kettle, adding water to cover. Cover, simmer about 45 minutes or until vegetables are almost tender. Add cabbage. Fry salt pork in skillet until done; reserve drippings, add pork to soup. Brown okra in drippings; add to soup. Add water as necessary for desired consistency. Simmer, covered, 20 minutes longer.