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'''Barley''' (''Hordeum vulgare'') is a member of the grass family, and is an important cereal crop. Cultivated barley is descended from wild barley (''Hordeum spontaneum'') which can still be found in the Middle East. |
'''Barley''' (''Hordeum vulgare'') is a member of the grass family, and is an important cereal crop. Cultivated barley is descended from wild barley (''Hordeum spontaneum'') which can still be found in the Middle East. |
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Barley is sprouted and then dried to make malt, which is used in [[beer]]. |
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==See Also== |
==See Also== |
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*[[Barley (Maplet)|Barley according to Maplet's ''A Greene Forest'']] |
*[[Barley (Maplet)|Barley according to Maplet's ''A Greene Forest'']] |
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[[category:food]] |
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[[Category:materials (medieval)]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:55, 22 August 2008
Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is a member of the grass family, and is an important cereal crop. Cultivated barley is descended from wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum) which can still be found in the Middle East.
Barley is sprouted and then dried to make malt, which is used in beer.
