Old Fashioned Lemon (citrus) Barley Water

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup pearl barley
• water
• 10 cups water, extra
• 1 lemon, rind of, grated
• 1 cup lemon juice (or other juice of choice)
• 1 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 rinse the barley well.
• 2 cover barley in a pot with cold water & bring to the boil, drain.
• 3 return barley to saucepan with the lemon rind & 10 cups water, cook slowly for 1 hour.
• 4 add the lemon juice & sugar and stir until sugar has dissolved.
• 5 strain and chill to serve.
• 6 discarded barley can be mixed with some dried fruit & nuts and warm milk and makes a great breakfast.