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Barley Water with Ordinary Barley

From Practical West African cookery, 1910
Presented as published in 1910. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from Practical West African cookery (1910) by S. Leith-Ross, page 82. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Barley Water with ordinary Barley.— Well wash two good handfuls of barley. Put it in a saucepan with ODDS AND ENDS. 167 two pints cold water and boil slowly for two hours. Strain through a clean handkerchief, add about two tablespoons sugar and the juice of a lime

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