Barley-Water
From Practical home cookery, 1906
Barley-water should be stirred before serving as it settles.
Presented as published in 1906. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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Ingredients
Method
Nutrition per serving
1647Calories
37 gProtein
363 gCarbs
10 gFat
Full nutrition (33 nutrients)
Calories1647 kcal
Protein37 g
Carbohydrates363 g
Fiber40 g
Sugars6.5 g
Total Fat10 g
Saturated Fat1.6 g
Monounsaturated Fat1.6 g
Polyunsaturated Fat4 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium4308 mg
Potassium830 mg
Calcium1362 mg
Iron129 mg
Magnesium173 mg
Phosphorus402 mg
Zinc3.2 mg
Copper0.3 mg
Manganese1.7 mg
Vitamin D0 mcg
Vitamin C129 mg
Vitamin A3.6 mcg
Vitamin E0.5 mg
Vitamin K1.2 mcg
Vitamin B60.8 mg
Vitamin B120 mcg
Thiamin (B1)2.9 mg
Riboflavin (B2)2.7 mg
Niacin (B3)35 mg
Folate537 mcg
Choline79 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water1624 g
As published
This recipe was extracted from Practical home cookery (1906) by A. G. Payne, page 100. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
barley-water and toast-and-water. Two very simple things, it will probably be thought, and very unnecessary to describe. I wiU describe them, however, first as they generally are, and next as they ought to be. How very often do you find the barley-water dirty ! For instance, when you drink it out of a tumbler, you come to some black-looking stuff at the bottom. Again, how often do you find the toast-and-water thick, instead of bright ! and far less appetising is it when it is so. Now both these defects arise from thoughtlessness or want of care. First, then, barley-water. Take a couple of ounces of pearl barley and wash it thoroughly, and then place it in some boihng water, and boil it for about ten min- utes. This has the effect of dissolving the outside of the barley. Strain it off, and put it into a couple of quarts of fresh boihng water, and let it boil gently till it has nearly half boiled away. Then strain it off, and flavour it with a little sugar and lemon-juice, putting in a small piece of peel
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