BARLEY SOUP

8 oz. of pearl barley, 2 onions, 4 potatoes, 1/2 a teaspoonful of thyme,
1 dessertspoonful of finely chopped parsley, 3-1/2 pints of water, 1/2
pint of milk, 1 oz. of butter. Pick and wash the barley, chop up the
onions, slice the potatoes. Boil the whole gently for 4 hours with the
water, adding the butter, thyme, pepper and salt to taste. When the
barley is quite soft, add the milk and parsley, boil the soup up, and
serve