Lemon barley water
Lemon barley water
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Lemon barley water

Barley simmered, strained and mixed with lemon and sugar. Wimbledon's drink and grandmother's remedy.

30 minTime
2 gProtein each
mildSpice
Centre court's jug1 chapter · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayBarley water with lemon and sugar.
The original
113kcalsame
2 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
30minutessame

Lemon barley water.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Pearl barley½ cup
Water1½ litres
Lemon juicejuice of 3 lemons, plus zest
Sugar6 tbsp
Ice cubesplenty

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Rinse the barley well, then simmer in the water for 20 minutes.
  2. 2Strain the liquid over the sugar and lemon zest and stir.
  3. 3Cool, add the lemon juice and chill.
  4. 4Serve over ice.
Serve it like this

Serve from a glass jug over ice, with lemon slices, in tall glasses.

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