Diet Drinks for Sick Children
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the barley
Boil the pearl barley in ½ pint of water for 15 minutes.
Discard the water and add 2 quarts of boiling water.
Reduce and serve
Boil down the mixture until it reduces to 1 quart.
Serve 2 tablespoons every 2 to 3 hours as needed.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Pearl barley
- Releases starch and soluble fibre into the liquid as it simmers, giving the drink body and a mild, thick texture.
The step that matters
Boil down the mixture to 1 quart. Simmering evaporates water and concentrates the dissolved barley starch and flavour. Stopping too early leaves a thin, weak drink, while boiling too long makes it overly thick and strong.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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