This section is from the book "A Third Pot-Pourri", by C. W. Earle. Also available from Amazon: A Third Pot-Pourri.
Chop up carrots, turnips, onions, potatoes, celery, tomatoes, and fry in butter. Add pearl barley and plenty of cold water, with seasoning of parsley, thyme, bay-leaf, mace, pepper, and salt. Stew in double saucepan till the barley is swelled and thoroughly tender. Serve with fried dice of bread.
 
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