Put a quarter of a pound of pearl-barley and a stick of cinnamon into two quarts of water.
Let it boil till it is reduced to one quart.
Then strain it through a sieve.
Add a pint of red wine.
Sweeten it to your taste.
Original Text
Barley Gruel.
PUT a quarter of a pound of pearl-barley, and a
stick of cinnamon, into two quarts of water, and let it
boil till it is reduced to one quart. Then strain it
through a sieve, add a pint of red wine, and sweeten it
to your taste.