82. Barley Water

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849
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The Modern Housewife
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Ingredients (5)
Instructions (8)
  1. Put half a gallon of water into a very clean saucepan, with two ounces of clean (but unwashed) pearl barley.
  2. When boiling, carefully skim it with a tablespoon.
  3. Add half the rind of a small lemon.
  4. Let it boil until the barley is quite tender.
  5. Sweeten with half an ounce of white sugar.
  6. Strain it through a fine hair sieve.
  7. Use when required.
  8. The juice of half a lemon in some cases may also be introduced.
Original Text
82. Barley Water.—Put half a gallon of water into a very clean saucepan, with two ounces of clean (but unwashed) pearl barley, when boiling, carefully skim it with a tablespoon, and add half the rind of a small lemon, let it boil until the barley is quite tender; sweeten with half an ounce of white sugar, strain it through a fine hair sieve, and use when required. The juice of half a lemon in some cases may also be introduced.
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