Beef Barley Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. barley
4 c. water
1 envelope herb and garlic or fine herbes soup mix
1 (9 to 10 oz.) pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed
3 lb. leanest ground beef you can get (see note)
2 c. minced onion
2 c. chopped green peppers
1 large (46 oz.) can vegetable juice cocktail
salt, pepper, garlic powder to taste

Preparation

Note:
The best bet is to buy shoulder or top sirloin London broil; remove all visible fat and grind it yourself.