Name: Roman Barley Water Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 130 min
Ingredients: 1/4 cup Pearl Barley; 1 litre water ((4 cups / 32 oz)); 125 ml White Wine ((sweet. 1/2 cup / 4 oz)); 2 tablespoons Honey

Roman Barley Water Recipe

This is how the Romans made their barley water.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 2 hrs

Total Time 2 hrs 10 mins

Course Beverages

Ingredients

1/4 cup Pearl Barley
1 litre water (4 cups / 32 oz)
125 ml White Wine (sweet. 1/2 cup / 4 oz)
2 tablespoons Honey

Instructions

Cover & simmer the barley in 4 cups (2 pints / 1 litre) of water for 1½ hours. Strain off the juice into a jug and discard the barley.
Mix the juice with the wine and honey and top up with more water to make 4 cups (2 pints / 1 litre) of drink. Chill.

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