Mom's Bean and Barley Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup large lima beans
• 1/2 cup barley
• 3-4 cups vegetables, of your choice chopped (including carrots, celery, zucchini, mushrooms, whatever)
• 1 large onion, diced
• oil
• salt
• pepper
• dill

Directions

1. 1

   Boil lima beans in water for one minute. Drain! Then add 8-10 cups of hot water, barley, vegetables.

2. 2

   Bring to a boil again, and then simmer for about an hour or more, until beans are soft.

3. 3

   While soup is cooking, saute onion in oil until well done, or even browned. Add to soup.

4. 4

   Season with salt, pepper, dill to taste.