Barley Preparations
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This section is from the book "The American Woman's Cook Book", by Ruth Berolzheimer. Also available from Amazon: The Domestic Arts Edition of the American Woman's Cook Book.
Barley Preparations
Barley Gruel, No. 1.
1 tablespoon barley flour 1 1/2 tablespoons cold water
Mix the flour with the cold water. Add the boiling water gradually, stirring constantly, and boil hard for thirty minutes. Salt to taste. Strain through a very fine sieve.
No. 2- Use the same ingredients as for No. 1 but decrease the boiling water to one cup and add one-half cup of hot milk to the gruel when serving.
Barley Water, No. 1.
2 teaspoons barley flour 1 tablespoon cold water
2 cups boiling water
Follow directions for barley gruel.
No. 2.
2 tablespoons pearl barley
1 quart cold water
Wash the barley, and soak for five hours or over night in the cold water. Cook until it has boiled down to a pint. Strain twice.
Barley Jelly -
2 tablespoons barley flour 4 tablespoons cold water
2 cups boiling water
Follow directions for barley gruel. Strain into a mold, chill, and serve with sugar and cream.
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