Vegetable Beef Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

shin or shank beef bone with meat on bone
2 Tbsp. salt
pepper to taste
3 stalks celery, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1/2 c. each: parsley and fresh dill, chopped
4 carrots, thin sliced or chopped
1/3 c. barley
1 c. cooked noodles
several leaves fresh, washed spinach

Preparation

Cover bone with cold water; bring to a boil.
Skim residue. Lower heat to simmering temperature.
Add salt and pepper.
Cook over low heat, covered, for approximately 1 hour.
Add chopped vegetables.
Soak barley, changing water 9 times.
Drain and add to soup.
Simmer all ingredients for about 3 to 4 hours or until meat is tender.
Add noodles and spinach leaves.
Cook over low heat another 1/2 hour.
Taste to check on salt and pepper amounts. Serve with French bread.