Barley Tea

Total Time: 11 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 ounces roasted barley (1/4 cup)
• 1 1/2 pints water
• honey, can be added to help sooth sore throat
• lemon, can be added to help sooth sore throat

Recipe

• 1 to make plain barley water ã¯â¿â½ put two ounces of barley into a small saucepan along with 1-1/2 pints of water.
• 2 bring to a boil.
• 3 reduce heat, cover and simmer for 6 minutes.
• 4 strain through cheesecloth, forcing out all the juice.
• 5 barley water is a very nutritious cooling drink that helps bring down fever.
• 6 it is also useful for those suffering from bronchitis and asthma.
• 7 to roast barley(use pot or pearl barleyã¯â¿â½pearled barley being more refined than pot barley but making no difference to the tea).
• 8 in a hot a cast iron skillet until a drop of water sizzles when dropped into pan.
• 9 measure barley into a sieve and rinse under cold running water.
• 10 towel dry.
• 11 put barley in skillet and dry roast, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon for even toasting, until it turns golden.
• 12 over-roasting will produce a coffee-like drink!
• 13 to make a caffeine-free coffee substitute, roast the barley until it is brown.
• 14 cool and grind.
• 15 then roast again until fragrant and very dark-- but not burnt.
• 16 use in place of regular ground coffee, experimenting with amounts until desired strength is reached.