Simple Barley Water
July 6th, 2021
Take two ounces and a half of pearl barley, cleanse it, and boil it ten minutes in half a pint of water. Strain out this water and add two quarts of boiling water, and boil it down to one quart. Then strain it, and flavor it with slices of lemon and sugar, or sugar and nutmeg.
This is very acceptable to the sick in fevers.
Source: Miss Beecher’s Domestic Receipt Book, Catherine Beecher
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