This recipe is by Maria Swynar, from "Raising the Roof", a fundraising cookbook for 2001 from St. George the Great Martyr Ukrainian Catholic Church in Oshawa, Ontario.

INGREDIENTS
¼ cup pearl barley 1 small onion, chopped 1 tbsp butter ½ cup diced celery 1 small potato, diced 1/3 cup chopped mushrooms		½ cup diced carrots 6 cups (or more) soup stock 1 tbsp (or more) sour cream Salt and pepper Chopped dill

- Wash pearl barley; cook in large amount of slightly salted boiling water until tender.
- Meanwhile, cook onion in butter until slightly wilted. Add vegetables, mushrooms and soup stock. Simmer until vegetables are done.
- Strain cooked barley and add to soup. Stir in sour cream and bring to a boil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Garnish with dill.