4 tb Pearl barley
1 1/2 lb Eating apples*
2 oz Sugar
3/4 tb Double cream
1 l  Water

* Peeled, cored and sliced. . Put the barley in the water and bring to the
boil. Add the sliced apples and continue cooking gently until the barley
and apples are soft. Press through a sieve, or put through the blender,
and put back in the saucepan.
Add the sugar and lemon juice and bring to the boil again. Remove from
the heat, allow to cool, and then chill. Serve cool with the cream stirred
in.