Place ingredients in large pot and bring to boil. Add salt and pepper
to taste. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 1 hour, or until
barley is tender. Remove parsley abnd bay leaf. Divide if not using
entire soup at one meal. Half a batch should serve 4 with addition
of vegetables suggested below. (suggestions for "other vegetables"
listed in ingredients 2 c. green beans, 3 carrots, peeled and sliced,
2 zucchini, sliced thickly, 2 cups broccoli, 2 cups cauliflower
florets, 2 stalks celery, 8 oz. mush- rooms, washed and thinly sliced.
