Wild Rice and Barley Soup in a Jar Soup Mix (Little Barn)

To Prepare Jar of Soup Mix 12 cups of water 4 cups of tomato or tomato vegetable juice Shredded cheese (optional)   Bring water to a boil in a large pot.  Stir in soup mix.  Cover and reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour  or until rice is tender.  Add tomato juice and heat thoroughly and serve. Optional: top with shredded cheese. Yield: 4 quarts, 16 servings.   Ingredients: NO MSG Wild rice, medium pearl barley, dried minced onion, vegetable flakes, granulated chicken base (salt, sugar, dextrose, hydrolyzed corn protein, natural flavor, yeast extract, whey, lactic acid, chicken fat, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, sodium dioxide, chicken powder, caramel color, parsley, turmeric, onion powder, celery, garlic powder), brown sugar, minced garlic, ground celery seed, Italian seasoning, black pepper. Contain Milk