we get our English word "booze," meaning an intoxicating drink.
The first intoxicant drink made in this country was ale, and it was
made from barley. Hops were not used for beer or ale in those days.
Barley is a good food, and was the chief food of our peasantry until
the beginning of the nineteenth century. Barley contains about 7 per
cent. of sugar, and its flesh-forming matter is in the form of casin
the same as is found in cheese. This casin is not elastic like the
gluten of wheat, so that one cannot make a light bread from barley.
Here is the chemical composition of barley meal:--

Flesh formers 7.5
Heat and force formers (carbon)[A] 76.0
Mineral matters 2.0
Water 14.5
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100.0

[Footnote A: There is 2.5 per cent. of fat in barley, and 7 per cent.
of sugar.]

From this analysis we can judge that barley contains all the
constituents of a good food. In it we find casin and albumen for our
muscles; starch, sugar, and fat to keep us warm and give force; and
there is a fair percentage of mineral matter for our bones and teeth.

Allinson's prepared barley may be eaten as porridge or pudding (see
directions), and is much more nourishing than rice pudding; it is also
good for adding to broth or soup, and to vegetable stews, and is most
useful for making gruel and barley water. Barley water contains a
great deal of nourishment, more than beef tea, and it can be drunk as
a change from tea, coffee, and cocoa. During illness I advise and use
barley water and milk, mixed in equal parts, and find this mixture
invaluable.

BARLEY FOR BABIES.

Put 1 teaspoonful of Allinson's barley into a breakfast cup; mix this
perfectly smooth with cold milk and cold water in equal parts, until
the cup is full. Pour into a saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring
all the time to prevent it getting lumpy.

BARLEY GRUEL.

Mix 1 large tablespoonful of Allinson's barley with a little cold
water, add to this 1 pint of boiling milk and water, boil together a
few minutes, take from the fire, let cool, then eat. A little nutmeg
gives a pleasant flavour.

BARLEY FOR INVALIDS AND ADULTS.

Use 3 teaspoonfuls of Allinson's barley to 1/2 pint of milk and water,
and prepare as "Barley for Babies."

BARLEY JELLY.

Wash, then steep, 6 oz. of pearl barley for 6 hours, pour 31/