How to make lemon barley water

Make delicious lemon barley water

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• pearl barley or wild barley
• water
• lemon peel
• stoned raisens
• liquorice root
• figs

1. In certain parts of Europe pot barley was boiled in buttermilk and sweetened with treacle. It was a common dish. In England the cereal was boiled with raisins, currants and prunes to make a gruel broth. There is a richer version with rosewater, white wine, butter and sugar and was said to be popular with Oliver Cromwell.

2. Making lemon barley water - an old recipe
   
   Wash the barley and use the proprtion of one ounce to two pints of water. Boil it up for a few minutes in a small amount of water. Strain then add fresh water (This will make the drink lighter and give it a better colour) Boil the mixture down by 50%.

3. Add lemon peel and sugar if needed. You might prefer to add one ounce of stoned raisins to every pint with one quarter of an ounce of liquorice root and 3 or 4 figs. The lemon mixture is a bit lighter to drink.

Tips & Warnings

• you could also make a barley coffee. Roast on a baking sheet in a hot oven until the barley is dark brown. Grind in a coffee grinder and use,either by itself or mix in with coffee
• Everything in moderation and check for allergies before you try

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