Grandma's Vegetable Soup

By cmschnettler

Ingredients

• Blanch tomatoes to remove skins. Cook other fresh vegetables until almost tender. Then add:
• 8 qts. (approx. 48 med.) tomatoes
• 1 qt. carrots, sliced
• 3 green peppers, cut in small chunks
• 1 can lima or other beans
• 1 can peas
• 2 cans black beans, drained & rinsed
• 3 bunches celery, sliced
• 2 cans black beans, drained (optional)
• 5 large onions, diced (optional)
• Any other vegetable (do not use zucchini)
• 1 Tbs paprika
• 1/2 c. salt
• 1 c. sugar
• 4 c. cooked pearl barley
• 1/2 c. butter
• Simmer 10 minutes & cool.

Preparation

Step 1

Ladle into freezer containers.