SC - Barley (OOP...cold cereal)

[Laura C. Minnick]

Akim Yaroslavich asked:
> I adore barley.  Has anyone got  a good recipe for a 
> barley soup sort of like Cambell's "Scotch Broth"?  Its
> very tasty, but way too frugal on the mutton bits, carrots 
> and barley to be really satisfying.  Maybe that's the Scotch
> part.  It is doubtful that it's Scottish or period, but I would 
> love to have someone make up a big pot with lots of the 
> good stuff at Pennsic for lunch one day.

The following is from my soup-msg file.
> In Hieatt's _An Ordinance of Pottage_, there is a recipe for "Gruel 
> enforsed", which is a thick soup-porridge based on a beef-pork broth. 
> She says in her commentary that gruel usually meant oatmeal, but 
> that it was sometimes made with barley, which is the grain she chose 
> for the redaction.
> 
> Brighid ni Chiarain of Tethba
> Barony of Settmour Swamp, East Kingdom

There are some redactions for this in this file also as well as some
recipes that include barley but not an original period recipe.

There might also be some barley recipes in this file in the FOOD-BREADS-
CEREALS section:
grains-msg        (39K)  3/31/00    Medieval grains. Recipes. Cooking.
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