Recipe - Mushroom Bean And Barley Soup

20 Mushrooms, thinly cut or sliced up
One half cup Pearl barley
1 cup Small dried limas
4 qt Water
2 Celery stalks, minced
2 Carrots, minced
One half cup Onions, minced
6 tablespoon Butter
1 tablespoon Salt
1 cup Milk
4 tablespoon Flour

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 MMRecipes Digest V4 #028 by Rainbow225@aol.com on Jan 27, 1997.