Cabbage Raisin Soup

• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 large onions, chopped
• 14 cup split peas
• 14 cup pearl barley
• 1 head green cabbage, large chunks
• 1 cup raisins or 1 cup currants
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup unsweetened soymilk
• 2 cups fresh-squeezed apple juice
• 4 cups water
• 2 cups chopped carrots
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 2 tablespoons dehydrated vegetable soup mix
• Mrs. Dash table blend seasoning

1. Blend the raisins with two cups of water in a good blender or food processor until smooth and creamy.
2. Add with the rest of the ingredients together in the pot and cook on a very low flame.
3. Leave the cabbage in large chunks.
4. When the cabbage is soft remove it from the coups with tongs and blend it into the soup liquid in the blender/processor again.
5. Add it back to the soup and continue cooking in a covered pot on a low flame another hour until done.

lemon juice, onions, peas, pearl barley, green cabbage, raisins, walnuts, unsweetened soymilk, freshsqueezed apple juice, water, carrots, oregano, vegetable soup, blend seasoning

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cabbage-raisin-soup-391048 (may not work)