Fridge-cleaner Vegetable Stock

Ingredients

• bay leaves
  1 unit
• black peppercorns
  1 unit
• potatoes
  1 unit
• celery
  1 unit
• carrot
  1 unit
• onions
  1 unit
• parsley
  1 unit
• garlic (I love garlic

  but you may not, so this — as all other ingredients — is optional)
  1 unit
• any other bit or cast-off part of vegetable you happen to have around
  1 unit
• any old fresh herbs you have lying around that are not sightly enough to use — even dried is not a crime if you don't have any fresh
  1 unit
• salt to taste (I use none

  and then salt the stock as I need/use it)
  1 unit