Ingredients
- 1 onion (red chopped)
- 1/4 barley
- 5 c water
- 1 c peas
- 1/2 c tomato paste
- 1/2 c corn
- 1 c spinach
- 1 tb soy sauce
- 2 tb parsley
- 3 ts marjoram
- 4 slices carrots (sliced)
- 1 slice celery stalk
- some garlic
Place the onions, carrots celery, corn, barley, garlic, parsley and 3 cups of the water in a large sauce pan. Place the remaining 2 cups of water, the tomatoes and marjoram in a blender and process on low to medium speed until smooth. Add to the sauce pan. Bring to a boil, then turn down heat, cover and simmer for 1 1/4 hours. Add the peas, spinach, tomato paste and soy sauce, cover and simmer for 10 min. more. Note: If you are using very mature garden peas, add them 10-15 minutes sooner. From the collection of Sue Smith, S.Smith34, Uploaded June 16, 1994