This is a biblical recipe.
Barley water is an ancient remedy that was supposed to clear up the complexion and stop the formation of wrinkles. I'm all about that!
8 cups of water
1 cup of barley
pinch of salt.
Bring to a boil, then simmer for about 2 hours. The longer you boil it the thicker the water will be. Strain, and flavor the barley water with honey (up to half a cup), or even raw maple syrup, I'm thinking,
and as you like you can add to the water: cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, lemon, ginger. Try different flavors. Now, these aren't meant to be all at the same time-got it?
You can eat the barley, add it to soup, make it into barley cakes and bake.
So what is it about barley? It's loaded with niacin-B3! Niacin causes a fllush/detox in our system so no wonder it is good for the skin. It's good for gall stones, for the kidneys, for lowering cholesterol-all detox issues right?
The suggestion is to drink 1-2 cups a day, and that it helps speed the fat burning process-again a detox issue yeah?! Sounds good to me! If you try it, let me know what you think of it!
2 comments:
Ok-I made it last night, and I gotta say it must be an aquiired taste...ew...it's not that it tastes bad, it's just thick, and slick. I don't like slick as a taste feeling.
If YOU don't mind slick, go for it. I'll have to find another way.
Found out how to prepare raw. Addied lemon and raw honey. Delish!
Post a Comment