Ham And Barley Soup
["4 large celery ribs", "4 large carrots", "2 large onions", "1 lb. turnips", "3/4 lb. mushrooms", "salad oil", "1 ham bone with 2 c. meat left on or 2 smoked ham hocks", "1 c. barley", "1 1/4 tsp. dried thyme leaves", "1 tsp. salt", "1/2 tsp. pepper", "1 beef flavored bouillon cube", "1 (14 1/2 to 16 oz.) can stewed tomatoes", "1 (9 oz.) pkg. frozen Italian green beans"]
["About 2 1/2 hours before serving, cut celery into 1/4-inch slices.", "Cut carrots into 1 1/2 x 1/2-inch pieces.", "Dice onions. Peel and cut turnips into 1/2-inch chunks; thickly slice mushrooms."]
["celery ribs", "carrots", "onions", "turnips", "mushrooms", "salad oil", "ham bone", "barley", "thyme", "salt", "pepper", "beef", "tomatoes", "frozen Italian green beans"]