1 c. chopped cabbage
1 c. chopped celery
1 c. chopped onion
1 c. chopped carrots
1 c. quick barley
1 tsp. sugar
1 shot Tabasco
1 qt. or lg. can tomatoes
1 sm. can tomato sauce
2 qts. water & several shots Worcestershire sauce

Simmer together until barley is tender and veggies are firm, but cooked, approximately 1 hour.