On Feb 5, 3:49*pm, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
> In article >,
>
> *"Dimitri" > wrote:
> > Would you cook the barley separately than add it to the soup or cook it
> > right in the soup?
>
> > Dimitri
>
> Depends on how much you like thick slimy soup. *Me? *Not so much. *
> I cook it and add it for the last 10 minutes or so. *Is this something
> other than beef vegetable soup with barley?
> --
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> -- a woman my age shouldn't
> have this much fun!
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Damsel & Melba are right! When I was a kid I used to BEG my mother
NOT to put barley in her beef-vegetable soup, I actually like barley
but not over cooked.
Lynn in Fargo