Nine Bean Soup Mix

I don’t think of this  one as being a recipe so much as a craft project.  Put it in a pretty canning jar with a square of fabric between the flat part of the lid and the outside ring, add a ribbon, and there you go.  Bean art.

1  (14-ounce) package barley
1  (16-ounce) package dried red beans
1  (16-ounce) package dried pinto beans
1  (16-ounce) package uncooked lentils
1  (16-ounce) package dried black-eyed peas
1  (16-ounce) package dried black beans
1  (16-ounce) package dried navy pea beans
1  (16-ounce) package dried great Northern beans
1  (16-ounce) package dried green split peas

writeNutrient();Anna T. Rucker, Norfolk, Virginia
writePublicationAppearance();Southern Living, NOVEMBER 1999