Barley Soup

8 oz. of pearl barley

2 onions

4 potatoes

½ a teaspoonful of thyme

1 dessertspoonful of finely chopped parsley

3-1/2 pints of water

½ pint of milk

1 oz. of butter

Directions

Pick and wash the barley, chop up the onions, slice the potatoes.

Boil the whole gently for 4 hours with the water, adding the butter, thyme, pepper and salt to taste.

When the barley is quite soft, add the milk and parsley, boil the soup up, and serve.