barley-gruel

The inhabitants of this country break their fast with (_el hassûa_) barley-gruel; they grind the barley to the size of sparrow-shot, this they mix with water, and simmer over a slow fire two or three hours.

An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa Abd Salam Shabeeny

There was divination by bones, by birds, by rice, by barley-gruel, by footprints, by rods planted in the ground, and by listening in public ways to the speech of people passing by.

Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation Lafcadio Hearn 1877

It afforded the young man genuine pleasure to wait upon the faithful old woman and give her her medicine and barley-gruel.

Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867

It afforded the young man genuine pleasure to wait upon the faithful old woman and give her her medicine and barley-gruel.

Barbara Blomberg — Volume 02 Georg Ebers 1867

It afforded the young man genuine pleasure to wait upon the faithful old woman and give her her medicine and barley-gruel.

Barbara Blomberg — Complete Georg Ebers 1867

His submission was not required, for on looking out, two men and three or four boys were seen coming towards the penn, bearing bowls of water, and dishes filled with barley-gruel.

The Boy Slaves Mayne Reid 1850

Two days elapsed, during which time our adventurers were served with barley-gruel twice a day.

The Boy Slaves Mayne Reid 1850

Early on the morning of the second day, after the Arabs reached their home, all the slaves, both white and black, were roused from their slumbers; and after a spare breakfast of barley-gruel, were commanded to follow their masters to the grain-fields outside the walls of the town.

The Boy Slaves Mayne Reid 1850

Not until all of his companions had drunk, and swallowed a few mouthfuls of the barley-gruel, did Jim himself partake of anything.

The Boy Slaves Mayne Reid 1850