Barley Water
From The housekeeper's guide to preserved meats, fruits, vegetables, &c, 1880
Ensure to use only the yellow part of the lemon peel.
Presented as published in 1880. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
Method
Nutrition per serving
767Calories
21 gProtein
176 gCarbs
3 gFat
Full nutrition (33 nutrients)
Calories767 kcal
Protein21 g
Carbohydrates176 g
Fiber42 g
Sugars10 g
Total Fat2.6 g
Saturated Fat0.5 g
Monounsaturated Fat0.3 g
Polyunsaturated Fat1.2 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium38 mg
Potassium725 mg
Calcium206 mg
Iron5.8 mg
Magnesium178 mg
Phosphorus454 mg
Zinc4.5 mg
Copper1 mg
Manganese2.6 mg
Vitamin D0 mcg
Vitamin C129 mg
Vitamin A5 mcg
Vitamin E0.3 mg
Vitamin K4.4 mcg
Vitamin B60.7 mg
Vitamin B120 mcg
Thiamin (B1)0.4 mg
Riboflavin (B2)0.3 mg
Niacin (B3)9.6 mg
Folate59 mcg
Choline84 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water575 g
As published
This recipe was extracted from The housekeeper's guide to preserved meats, fruits, vegetables, &c (1880), page 114. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
some pearl-barley, and wash it well in two or three waters. Then throw it into some boiling water and let it boil for five or ten minute's. Strain it through a sieve, and throw away this first water in which it was boiled. This water, of course, contains a trifling quantity of nourishment, but it is simply from the outer coating of the pearl-barley mixed with the dirt. The barley will now be thoroughly clean. Place it in a small saucepan, with some pure water, and let it simmer gently for several hours. Then strain the pearl- ; barley off, and pour the liquor into a I jug. It should be stirred up with a ! spoon before being poured out for the | patient, as the barley will settle, and I the top will be perfectly clear while the bottom will be thick. There are a variety of ways of flavouring barley water, the best being a little sugar and some Very thin strips of the rind of a t lemo
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