I had the pleasure of finishing off the remainder of this soup last night.  I found myself without enough meals in the day to finish the hefty pot of soup and can now confirm that it does in fact freeze well!  This recipe is a combination of various sources, none of which I recall at the moment.  Surely they too were delicious, but I will remain loyal to my own creation.  Barley is a relatively new ingredient in my repertoire, but I found it to be a welcome addition.  Make sure to note the long cooking requirement and schedule accordingly.  Outside of the lengthy wait, I wouldn’t change anything except the size of my kale and collards.  Your bite might be a bigger size than mine, but there was no way I was fitting those large leafy greens in my mouth with a struggle… 


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