Boil one ounce of pearl barley in one quart of water twenty minutes.
Sweeten to taste.
A second quart of water boiled with the same barley is better than the first.
A bit of lemon rind improves it.
Original Text
Barley Water.—Boil one ounce of pearl barley in one quart of water twenty minutes, sweeten to taste. A second quart of water boiled with the same barley is better than the first. A bit of lemon rind improves it.