Strained Root Vegetable And Barley Soup

Ingredients

• 1 potato
• 2 onions
• 2 carrots
• 2 turnips
• 2 stalks celery
• 3 pints water
• 3 or 4 thick slices beetroot
• 1 dozen small sprigs watercress
• 1 dozen small sprigs parsley
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons pearl barley
• 1 ounce butter

Method

1. 1 Melt butter in a saucepan and fry sliced onions for 5 minutes.
2. 2 Add all remaining ingredients and boil for 1 hour 30 minutes.
3. 3 Strain the soup before serving.