Hi Joyce, Yes I am glad to be back at home. Now I will pass on the recipe for my mushroom and barley soup.
Everything listed here is for about 5 quarts. First get a quart of Swanson beef broth 32 ounces but I usually make my own but it is very time consuming so just plain beef broth will do. Add it to a pot, usually a 5 or 6 quart pot will do. During it's cooking you will need to add more water because it will start thickening. Add more water once it is needed because you don't want it to thicken to quickly. Before you start make sure you have all of the ingredients handy. A carrot, several stalks of celery, but wait there is still more...Make sure that before you start everything that you have a fresh package of soup greens that contain an onion, turnip, white radish and a few more things including some dill and parsley. All of which must be chopped into small squares. This step is important because all of these really enhance the soup flavor. Plenty more to go... A packet of soup beans that contain inside of it a small cellophane package of a powder that is the key all of this delicious flavor. Now add all of this to the pot and add about two cups of water and let it simmer on low heat a lid covering it almost to the point of boiling but don't let it because everything about this soup is it's flavor and aroma. Now add in a medium package of baby lima beans and a lot of fresh sliced white mushrooms about 8 ounces or more depending on how much soup your making. now let gently boil being careful to not over cook it, and always suture it as you see fit. Finally the few ingredients. Take the cubed meat and cut it into little pieces about half of the package and place it into the pot. Please remember that the pot will usually be almost filled so just to be sure to have another soup pot available because there is something that are soup marrow bones and may take up more room. Toss them in and bring it to a gentle boil again. Then when the marrow in the bones become soft usually about an hour or more, scoop It out and put it back into the pot, and throw out the bones. from the soup pot . Almost done... Remember the Barley? Try to get pearl barley but any other will do. Add about half a bag into the pot and remember you then must stir the pot often on moderate heat to make sure the Barley does not burn but make sure it is done because it will clump up and mess up your soup. Last things are salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder but never add pieces of garlic because it may over power the soup add some paprika and if you want a small amount of thyme but no basil leaves. Just remember to keep the cover on the pot until it boils down and you will need to add some water, but always try to stir as you see fit Don't rush the soup, you will know when it is done. I guaranty you will really enjoy this soup because it can be eaten as a soup or as a meal. The more that you practice the better that you will get making this soup. Your taste buds and mouth will smile with joy what you have made. All of this was given to my be my parents that were cooks. When our children came over to visit with their grandparents they would always get that mushroom and barley soup. I sincerely hope that you will try it and enjoy it. Any questions ? If you decide to try it then would you let me know? Try to remember this, when you are happy then so is your body. When you then try something new that you have never tried before you open up your mind... 18's, Marty -- -- [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to CMLHope@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cmlhope-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cmlhope+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
