Old Fashioned Lemon (Citrus) Barley Water - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup pearl barley
water
10 cups water, extra
1 lemon, rind of, grated
1 cup lemon juice (or other juice of choice)
1 cup sugar

Preparation

Rinse the barley well.
Cover barley in a pot with cold water & bring to the boil, drain.
Return barley to saucepan with the lemon rind & 10 cups water, cook slowly for 1 hour.
Add the lemon juice & sugar and stir until sugar has dissolved.
Strain and chill to serve.
Discarded barley can be mixed with some dried fruit & nuts and warm milk and makes a great breakfast.