Three Bean Soup

1/3 cup black beans (or 1 can drained)

1/3 cup white beans (or 1 can drained)

Add water to about 2 inches above dry beans

1/3 cup lentils

1/3 cup pearl barley

½ cup chopped onion (or 1 Tbs dehydrated onion)

½ tsp garlic salt

¼ tsp salt

Pinch of cayenne pepper

2 cubes or Tbs beef bullion

3 cups water

Cook black and white beans with water for 5 hours in a crockpot, on the stove or cook them in a pressure cooker according to directions. Drain and rinse the beans. Put them in a pot and add the rest of the ingredients. Simmer for about 1- 2 hours more.

Serve with grated cheese to sprinkle on soup.

Bread sticks or garlic toast go well with this soup.
To make garlic toast, just toast and butter the bread, then sprinkle a little granulated garlic on it.