Old-fashioned Goose Giblets and Barley Soup

Description
Goose Frozen Whole by the US Department of Agriculture, public domain government resource—original source of recipe

Ingredients

 * 2 tablespoons butter
 * 1 cup sliced onion
 * goose giblets, neck, and carcass
 * 5 cups water
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * ½ teaspoon celery salt
 * 1 x 1-pound can tomatoes
 * 1 cup barley
 * 1 beef bouillon cube
 * ½ teaspoon thyme

Directions

 * 1) Melt butter in soup pot. Saute onion until limp, but not browned.
 * 2) Add giblets, neck, carcass, water, salt, and celery salt.
 * 3) Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer 1 hour.
 * 4) Remove loose meat and bones with a slotted spoon. Cut meat from neck and carcass and finely chop giblets; return meat to soup pot.
 * 5) Add tomatoes, barley, beef broth cube, and thyme.
 * 6) Return soup to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 additional hour.