Damsel in dis Dress > wrote in
:

> On Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:07:01 -0800, Mark Thorson >
> wrote:
>
>>Dimitri wrote:
>>>
>>> Would you cook the barley separately than add it to the soup or cook
it
>>> right in the soup?
>>
>>Right in the soup, to thicken it up.
>>
>>I used to make beef barley soup all the time,
>>before I quit eating U.S. beef.
>>
>>I'd cut a cheap cut of beef into small bits,
>>pan fry them with black pepper, then add water,
>>bay, and rinsed barley and allow to simmer
>>covered for a few hours.
>
> Where's the tomato juice? The carrots, the onions, the peas ..? The
> Worcestershire sauce? Where's all the good stuff??
>
> Carol
>

it screams for mushrooms too.

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The beet goes on -Alan