Pinto beans
Kidney beans
Navy beans
Black-eye peas
Split peas
Barley
1 lg. onion
28 oz. can tomato puree
Basil to taste
1 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 to 1 1/2 lbs. Kielbasa
Salt and pepper to taste

Mix beans and barley well in a container for dry storage. Take 1 1/2 cups of this bean mix and soak in a large pot of salt water for 4 to 5 hours. Drain salt water.

Brown Kielbasa then add to large pot with beans and 2 quarts of fresh water. Simmer with lid on for 3 hours. Remove Kielbasa and cut into bite size chunks. Return it to the pot.

Add large chopped onion, basil, tomato puree, chili powder, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 1 hour more. Stir periodically.