| 2 tablespoons pearl barley 1 quart cold water |
Wash barley, add cold water and let soak several hours or over night; in same water, boil gently over direct heat two hours, or in a double boiler steadily four hours, down to one pint if used for infant feeding, and to one cup for the adult. Strain through muslin.
NOTE.—Cream or milk and salt may be added, or lemon juice and sugar. Barley water is an astringent or demulcent drink used to reduce laxative condition.
Rice Water, 100 Calories[8]
| 2 tablespoons rice 3 cups cold water Salt Milk |
Wash the rice; add cold water and soak thirty minutes, heat gradually to boiling point and cook one hour or until rice is tender. Strain, reheat and dilute with boiling water or hot milk to desired consistency. Season with salt.
NOTE.—Sugar may be added if desired, and cinnamon, if allowed, may be cooked with it, and will assist in reducing a laxative condition.
Barley Water (infant feeding) 19 Calories
| 1 teaspoon barley flour 2 tablespoons cold water 1 pint boiling water |