Chicken Gumbo Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (2 1/2 to 3 lb.) chicken, cut up
8 c. water
2 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
celery tops
1/2 c. regular barley
3/4 c. chopped onion
1 lb. okra, cut into pieces
1 (1 lb.) can tomatoes
1/4 c. chopped celery

Preparation

Place chicken, water, salt, pepper and celery tops in large kettle.
Cover and cook until chicken is tender, about 45 minutes. Remove chicken.
Add barley and cook 1 hour longer.
Remove chicken meat from bones and add with vegetables to broth;
cook an additional 30 minutes.