Barley Water. No. 2.

The Cookery Book of Lady Clark of Til... · Lady Clark of Tillypronie · 1909

Source: The Cookery Book of Lady Clark of Tillypronie
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Ingredients (4)

Peel a lemon very fine ↝ Lemon peel, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
1 lb. of lump sugar ↝ Sugar, white, granulated or lump [Sugars and honey]
2 tablespoonfuls of well-washed pearl barley ↝ Barley, pearled, raw [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
5 pts. of boiling water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]

Instructions (2)

Peel a lemon very fine, and put the rind into a pitcher with 1 lb. of lump sugar and 2 tablespoonfuls of well-washed pearl barley; pour upon this 5 pts. of boiling water.
Cover it with a fine cloth, and let it stand in the open air all night.

Original Text

Barley Water. No. 2.
(When the doctor disapproves of lemon-juice.)
Peel a lemon very fine, and put the rind into a pitcher with 1 lb. of lump sugar and 2 tablespoonfuls of well-washed pearl barley; pour upon this 5 pts. of boiling water. Cover it with a fine cloth, and let it stand in the open air all night.
N.B.—When lemon-juice proves injurious to invalids, this recipe is peculiarly valuable.

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