Happy Barley Day!

This recipe can easily be a two-fer. You don’t end up using the barley grains in the barley water, so they can be utilized in salads, or porridge. I was inspired to make this from a recipe in Alton Brown’s newest cookbook, EveryDayCook. I could imagine adding some sliced ginger and a cinnamon stick as well!

Barely Water

8 cups of water

1 cup of hulled barley

2 lemons

1/4 cup honey

dash of salt

Bring the water and barley to a boil and then lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Peel two lemons and put the peels in a pitcher. Juice the lemons and add the juice to the pitcher. Add the honey to the pitcher as well. Drain the boiled barley through a sieve to eliminate the barley from the liquid. Add the liquid to the pitcher with the lemon and honey and then let cool. Enjoy!