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I wanted to love this as written, but the carrots are all you can taste. I used leftover Thanksgiving turkey which was highly seasoned. Even this did not subdue the overwhelming carrot flavor. I love soups with barley, so I may try this again, but use half the carrots and add another vegetable such as potatoes or tomatoes.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":3,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2021-12-20","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"motherof3"},"reviewBody":"This soup was very tasty when I added garlic powder and 1 1\/2 teaspoons poultry seasoning. My DH dislikes spinach so I substituted cut green beans. They became very soft but DH didn\u2019t mind. \ud83d\ude03","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2021-09-05","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Ashley071"},"reviewBody":"I wanted to like this but it tasted awful. Most definitely needed salt, at the least, and I added a couple more seasonings.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":2,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-10-06","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Jarvisfamily"},"reviewBody":"This was tasty soup. I used chicken breast & regular pearl barley instead. I didn't want to buy turkey and I don't really like the quick barley. 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