Plumb Porridge, or Barley Gruel

The Art Of Cookery · Hannah Glasse · 1747

Source: The Art Of Cookery
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (6)

a gallon of water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
half a pound of barley ↝ Barley, pearled, raw [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
a quarter of a pound of raisins clean washed ↝ Raisins [Dried fruits]
a quarter of a pound of currants washed and picked ↝ Currants, european black, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
two or three blades of mace ↝ Spices, mace, ground [Spices and Herbs]
half a pint of white wine ↝ Wine, white [Wine]

Instructions (3)

Boil the barley, raisins, currants, and mace until above half the water is wasted.
Sweeten to your palate.
Add the white wine.

Original Text

To make Plumb Porridge, or Barley Gruel.
TAKE a gallon of water, half a pound of barley, a quarter of a pound of raisins clean washed, a quarter of a pound of currants washed and picked. Boil these till above half the water is wasted, with two or three blades of mace. Then sweeten it to your palate, and add half a pint of white wine.

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