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A white knuckle ride of a thread about PEARL BARLEY

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Slubberdegullion · 02/02/2011 21:26

[Florence & The Machine Inspirational Music Intro]

Pearl Barley

[Shots of young people doing parkour on walls with graffiti]

Right I have 375 g of pearl barley left in my 500g bag and unless I get some VERY EXCITING and dramatic ideas of what the chuff to do with it the dds will be clearing it out from the top back shelf in 40 years time when I have snuffed it.

NO SOUP

Thank you

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Eleison · 02/02/2011 21:44

Doesn't it cure cistitis too?

DinosaursHateUnderpants · 02/02/2011 21:43

I put a handful in pretty much every slow cooking low temp casserole I make - lamb shanks, beef, chicken, pretty much anything and everything - the longer you cook it the more moisture it absorbs and the bigger it gets. Dull but true.

Eleison · 02/02/2011 21:42

It is certainly down wiv my yoofs. I love it heartily. It is so comfy on the mouth.

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Slubberdegullion · 02/02/2011 21:39

Is it really down wiv da yoof? With lamb shanks? I do like lamb shanks. What just shove it in the casserole with all the rest of it?

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Slubberdegullion · 02/02/2011 21:37

Chaotic get back here. A cake with mushrooms? Que?

alarka I did a thing with chicken and tarragon it was quite nice.

Oh and RAINMAKER??? I am 35 years old, with both children in school and do not need to making soothing rain noises to entertain myself.

I want to EAT IT.

yy ok risotto stuff could work

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Eleison · 02/02/2011 21:37

Lamb shanks.

Not exciting, but delicious.

Pearl barley is delicious whatever you do with it. No need for fancy parkour. It is down wiv da yoof intrinsically.

alarkaspree · 02/02/2011 21:33

What did you do with the other 125g?

I think I would use it for a rain stick or similar craft activity.

Chaotica · 02/02/2011 21:33

I second risotto - but keep it cooking for a long time.

Or, there is some mongolian recipe where you cook it with mushrooms and make a sort of cake out of it.

starfishmummy · 02/02/2011 21:31

Lamb casserole

jooseyfruit · 02/02/2011 21:29

rofl.

Risotto?

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