Barley Gruel

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
Yield
1.5 pint
Status
success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe
No
Ingredients (5)
Instructions (7)
  1. After well washing the barley, boil it in 1/2 pint of water for 1/4 hour.
  2. Then pour this water away.
  3. Put to the barley the quart of fresh boiling water, and let it boil until the liquid is reduced to half.
  4. Then strain it off.
  5. Add the wine, sugar, and lemon-peel.
  6. Simmer for 5 minutes, and put it away in a clean jug.
  7. It can be warmed from time to time, as required.
Original Text
BARLEY GRUEL. 1856. INGREDIENTS.—2 oz. of Scotch or pearl barley, 1/2 pint of port wine, the rind of 1 lemon, 1 quart and 1/2 pint of water, sugar to taste. Mode.—After well washing the barley, boil it in 1/2 pint of water for 1/4 hour; then pour this water away; put to the barley the quart of fresh boiling water, and let it boil until the liquid is reduced to half; then strain it off. Add the wine, sugar, and lemon-peel; simmer for 5 minutes, and put it away in a clean jug. It can be warmed from time to time, as required. Time.—To be boiled until reduced to half. Average cost, 1s. 6d. Sufficient with the wine to make 1-1/2 pint of gruel.
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