Bess Kane's Vegetable Soup

By dhoffmanlatter

Ingredients

• FIRST SET:
• 1 /c lima beans- soaked overnight
• 2 lb short ribs
• 12 cups water
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 1/2 T salt
• 6 parsley sprigs
• 1/2 t pepper
• pinch of sugar
• little garlic salt
• 1/2 t thyme
• SECOND SET:
• 1/2 c barley, rinsed first
• lima beans
• 1 zucchini cut up
• 1 potato cut up
• 2 carrots, cut up
• 2 stalks celery cut up
• 1 onion cut up
• 2 14 oz cans tomatoes, cut up with juice
• can of mushrooms
• THIRD SET:
• frozen corn
• frozen string beans
• frozen green peas

Details

Servings 14

Preparation

Step 1

1. place in very large pot first set of ingredients- bring to a boil, skim off "gook", lower heat to a simmer, cover for 1 hour.

2. add second set of ingredients, bring to a boil for 40 minutes.

3. add 3rd set of ingredients and simmer 10 minutes more.

4. remove soup bones from pot, cut meat from bones and add to soup.

5. add more salt and pepper if needed.