Mushroom, bean and barley soup

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
20 Mushrooms, thinly sliced
½ cup Pearl barley
1 cup Small dried limas
4 quarts Water
2 Celery stalks, diced
2 Carrots, diced
½ cup Onions, diced
6 tablespoons Butter
1 tablespoon Salt
1 cup Milk
4 tablespoons Flour

Directions

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.

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #028 by Rainbow225@... on Jan 27, 1997.

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