Barley Water
A historical recipe from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers, by Lea, Elizabeth E. (Elizabeth Ellicott).
A historical recipe
Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers, by Lea, Elizabeth E. (Elizabeth Ellicott). Project Gutenberg eBook #9101.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.
Ingredients 1 ingredient
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
Method
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- Boil two table-spoonsful of barley in a quart of water;
- it is a cooling drink in fevers.
- If the weather is cold, you can make a larger quantity.
- Some boil whole raisins with barley;
- take it with or without seasoning.
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Saucepan