Recipe - Apple Barley Soup

2 lg Onions, thinly cut or sliced up
2 tablespoon Vegetable oil
3 One half cup Vegetable stock
1 One half cup Apple cider
1/3 cup Pearl barley
2 lg Carrots, minced
1 teaspoon Thyme
One fourth teaspoon Dried marjoram
1 Bay leaf
2 cup Unpeeled chopped apples
One fourth cup Fresh parsley, minced
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
One fourth teaspoon Salt

In a small soup pot, saute onions in oil over medium heat for 5 minutes,
stirring constantly. Reduce heat, cover and cook, stirring frequently for
10 min.or until onions are browned. Add stock, cider, barley, carrots,
thyme, marjoram and bay leaf. Cover and cook for one hour or until barley
is tender. Add apples, parsley and lemon juice. Cook for 5 minutes or
until apples are slightly soft. Discard bay leaf and serve.