Barley Sugar Recipe

• 250 gm (9 ounce) barley, hulled
• 5 lt (9 pints)water
• 1 kg (2 1/4 lb) sugar, warmed

1. This is an ancient sweet originally made from warm sugar syrup and an extract of barley to colour it.
2. Gently cook the barley in the water for 5 hrs.
3. Strain the jelly-like liquid and return it to the pan.
4. Add in the sugar, stir over a gentle heat till dissolved.
5. Boil the mix till it just reaches the hard crack stage, 150 C (300 F).
6. Pour the mix over an oiled marble slab.
7. As soon as the mix begins to cold, cut it into long strips and twist them.

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Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/barley-sugar-79088 (may not work)