Hamburger Soup

1 pkg Ground beef (lg family sized)
4-5 lg Carrotts
4-5 Stocks celery
2 48oz Cans tomato soup
1/2 Cup Onion soup mix
1 Cup Pot of Pearl barley

Brown hamburger. Drain and rinse with HOT water. Fill large soup pot 1/2 full with water.
Grate carrotts and chop celery. Bring water to a boil adding carrotts and celery. Add tomato soup, onion soup powder and ground beef
Top off pot with more water.
Simmer until carrotts and celery are tender.
45 minutes or so BEFORE serving soup, bring to a roiling boil and add the barley. Continue cooking until barley is tender.