BEEF AND BARLEY SOUP

This soup is really delicious. 

Ingredients:

3 to 4 beef marrow bones

4 to 6 beef ribs or chuck pieces for stew (if you use ribs, leave on the bone until just before serving time…I really prefer the ribs because they provide better flavor)

2 stalks of celery (chopped with leaves on)

2 carrots, chopped

2 onions, halved

4 cans of beef consommé

(or 32 ounces of beef broth)

2 bay leaves

Salt & pepper to taste

Garlic powder (optional)

1 cup of cooked barley (I use fast cooking barley if I can get it)

Throw everything in the crock pot and walk away.  Allow this to simmer for eight hours