Dave Smith wrote:
>
>I am going to have to get a recipe for beef barley. The soups I make are
>generally pretty good but I have trouble with the amount of barley to
>add. It always seems to grow exponentially in the pot.

You probably lose liquid through boiling. Soup should never be
boiled, use the lowest simmer and keep the lid on. You can always add
more beef stock. However the correct method is to cook the barley in
plain water and then add it to the beef soup, same as with chicken
noodle.