Barley Soup, a recipe from the Worldwide Gourmet

Ingredients

• - 60 g (2 oz.) pearl barley
• - 1/2 stalk celery
• - 2 carrots
• - 2 potatoes
• - 1/2 white cabbage (optional)
• - 1 leek
• - 2 tbsp. oil or butter
• - 1 meaty ham bone
• - 300 g (10 oz.) ham
• - Salt and freshly ground pepper