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Barley Gruel

The prepared flour is generally used for the barley preparations.

Wet one tablespoon of the flour, with one and one-half tablespoons of cold water. Pour on gradually, one and one-half cups of boiling water, stirring constantly, and boil hard one-half hour. Salt to taste. This is simply a water gruel; if milk is to be combined with it, omit one-half cup of the boiling water and add one-half cup of cold milk to the hot mixture when serving. Never heat the milk with the gruel. Strain gruel through a very fine sieve.

BARLEY WATER, No. I-Prepare exactly as gruel, but use two teaspoons of the barley flour to one pint of boiling water. BARLEY WATER, No. 2-Wash two tablespoons of pearl barley, and soak it for five hours in one quart of cold water. Cook steadily until it has boiled down to a pint. Strain twice.