Contents Included:

1/2 cup dry split peas
1/4 cup pearly barley
1/2 cup dry lentils
1/2 cup long grain rice
1/2 cup small macaroni
1/2 cup beef soup base
1/4 cup dried minced onion
2 tsp. Italian seasoning

Additional Ingredients Needed:

1 pound ground beef
3 quarts water
1 can (28 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained

To Prepare Soup:

Set aside macaroni packet.

In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, brown the beef, then drain. Add the water, tomatoes, and soup mix. Bring water to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes. Add the reserved macaroni, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes.

Yield: 16 servings (4 quarts)

Prepared with love by:
Project Hunger, Grand Island, NE

Note: The above recipe for Act Of Kindness Soup Mix was given to us by Joan Davis, Chairwoman of Chapter GP, P.O.E. Grand Island, NE. The soup-mix recipe they package is known as "Friendship Soup."

From time to time Project Hunger will find a donor with $200.00 and have a local food center make up approximately one hundred white bakery sacks with the dry contents inside.

The Acts Of Kindness Soup Mix recipe is then duplicated and tied on each individual sack with colorful ribbon and given to friends and acquaintances as a way of showing appreciation for their friendship.

You or you group would be encouraged to do the same, wherever you might be.