barley??

[michelle]

I've seen some here talk about using barley for things like a coffee substitute. I was just wondering what kind of barley to get and how to use it. I really would like to know about its uses to extend our coffee supply which will be minimal at best. Also what other uses its good for.

[JCK88]

Here is a barley site with food recipes http://www.barleyfoods.org/recipes.html

 

I suggest this cook book for whole grains http://www.amazon.com/Whole-Grain-Cookbook...n/dp/1585740470

 

a discussion about barley tea made from Korean barley that has been roasted http://www.chowhound.com/topics/366742#2252532

 

and finally, a coffee substitute article from Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_substitute

 

Apparently the grain is roasted, then steeped to make the hot drink, a coffee substitute...

Remember, pearled barely is NOt the whole grain.

[michelle]

I'd seen the wikipedia article and had looked at info on types of barley on barleyfoods. I was looking to see if anyone had used it and had anything to say about it.

[westbrook]

I will be honest.. if you can store barley you can store coffee... there is no replacing a great cup of fresh brewed coffee in the morning!

[michelle]

We'll be storing coffee but its more expensive. I was thinking if we stored some barley to add to the coffee it may help extend our coffee stores. Was wondering how this worked or if anyone had tried it yet.

[Ambergris]

We have a tea camelia and some baby coffee plants. We won't be able to grow coffee beans worth a hoot, but the coffee leaves are supposed to be very high in caffeine. I need caffeine to regulate the blood pressure in my skull to ward off vascular headaches. Coffee tastes good, but that's the least of it.

 

Does anyone know of other easily cultivated sources of caffeine?