*  Exported from  MasterCook II  *

                          Barley Vegetable Soup

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Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Soups

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2  cup           Barley
   2      quarts        Chicken broth
                        Onion -- chopped
                        Carrot -- peeled & chunked
                        Celery stalk -- chopped
                        Parsley sprigs
   1      teaspoon      Thyme leaves
                        Bay leaf
   8      cups          Other vegetables

Place ingredients in large pot and bring to boil.  Add salt and pepper
to taste.  Reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 1 hour, or until
barley is tender.  Remove parsley abnd bay leaf.  Divide if not using
entire soup at one meal.  Half a batch should  serve 4 with addition
of vegetables suggested below.  (suggestions for "other vegetables"
listed in ingredients 2 c. green beans, 3 carrots, peeled and sliced,
2 zucchini, sliced thickly, 2 cups broccoli, 2 cups cauliflower
florets, 2 stalks celery, 8 oz. mush- rooms, washed and thinly sliced.

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