Name: Barley Soup #1
Ingredients: 2 lb Beef; cubed; 2 Onions; whole; 2 Carrots; sliced; 2 Ribs celery; sliced; 1/2 c Barley; 2 c Tomato juice; 1/2 lb Fresh mushrooms; sliced

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John Gerstner

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Soup	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	lb	Beef; cubed
2		Onions; whole
2		Carrots; sliced
2		Ribs celery; sliced
1/2	c	Barley
2	c	Tomato juice
1/2	lb	Fresh mushrooms; sliced

INSTRUCTIONS

Put meat and onions in soup kettle with water to cover. Simmer 1/2 hour.
Discard onions. Add vegetables, barley and tomato juice. Simmer until meat
is tender, about 1-1/2 hours. Brown mushroom slices in a small amount of
fat, but do not overcook. Add to soup. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.
Garnish with parsley. Makes 3 quarts. Freezes well.
MRS RAY FULLER (MARY)
MARVELL, AR
From the book <High Cotton Cookin'>, Marvell Academy Mothers Assn, Marvell,
AR  72366, ISBN 0-918544-14-9, downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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