Apple Barley Soup



INGREDIENTS:

2 lg onions, thinly sliced

2 tb Vegetable oil

3 1/2 c  Vegetable stock

1 1/2 c  Apple cider

1/3 c  Pearl barley

2 lg carrots, diced

1 ts Thyme

1/4 ts Dried marjoram

1 ea Bay leaf

2 c  Unpeeled chopped apples

1/4 c  Fresh parsley, minced

1 tb Lemon juice

1/4 ts salt 

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a small soup pot, saute onions in oil over medium heat
for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Reduce heat, cover and
cook, stirring frequently for 10 min.or until onions are
browned. Add stock, cider, barley, carrots, thyme, marjoram
and bay leaf. Cover and cook for one hour or until barley is
tender.  Add apples, parsley and lemon juice. Cook for 5 min.
or until apples are slightly soft. Discard bay leaf and serve.



Apple Barley Soup