Mushroom~ bean & barley soup
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients:
- 20 Mushrooms thinly sliced
- 1/2 c Pearl barley
- 1 c Small dried limas
- 4 qt Water
- 2 Celery stalks diced
- 2 Carrots diced
- 1/2 c Onions diced
- 6 tb Butter
- 1 tb Salt
- 1 c Milk
- 4 tb Flour
Instructions:
Wash mushrooms barley and lima beans. To boiling water add the mushrooms barley beans salt pepper 3 T. butter celery and carrots. Cook for 1 hour until barley and beans are tender. While soup is simmering stir slowly every 20 mins. In a saucepan melt remaining butter over low heat and saute onions. Add flour stir to fine consistency. Add milk making a smooth white sauce. When soup is done add white sauce and mix well. Add chopped dill (dried is fine) to taste. Serve hot. : Ellen Smith



