Weather is still super hot over here. Mamarazzi was watering the plants when she noticed her Aloe Vera plants had grown quite big. There were some babies Aloe Vera being squashed by the mother plant.
Means have to trim off some of the stalks lor. Bountiful harvest indeed.
Now what to do with it ya. Messaged a few friends see if they wanted Aloe. Passed a few stalks to the neighbour.
While waiting, she thought of what she can do with the Aloe.
Took two stalks of the Aloe. Peel off the skin. Cut into cubes. The inside were pretty slimey. Need to rinse many times.
Put a packet of barley into the pot and add in the aloe vera cubes. (Add some sugar if you wish.) Boil for about 20 minutes .
The barley can be drink warm or chilled. Taste nicer with a bit of lemon if it's chilled.
Taste okay la. Hmm...I wonder how much a glass if Mamarazzi is to sell this drink. ..but then might be too troublesome la. Heard that there will be a new law coming out soon...wanna sell anything online must register. Sell Aloe drink surely will need to register lo.
I buy an aloe drink for one of my boys. It is good for digestive issues supposedly.
ReplyDeleteyes supposed to be very good
DeleteVery nice too drink in this hot weather. I would take it with ice, please. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteLOL...yes nice on hot weather
DeleteWe love our Aloe, too! Last year we left it out and it froze and died so we had to start over! It's important to keep some for bee stings, burns, and all sorts of first aid! I don't think I have ever drank it before though!!
ReplyDeleteAloe very useful to have around the house. Awww...hope you can start it again this year
DeleteIt sounds very good and refreshing. :)
ReplyDeleteit is .. especially on a hot day
DeleteNice! Good for health. My plant is thriving very well - I think it is a desert plant, can live without water - just depend on the rain. But mine is very very smelly though. Too lazy to do all that to drink - good for cuts and things like that.
ReplyDeleteYes the sap is smelly but once washed and boiled no more smellu
Deleteto your good health!
ReplyDeleteyes it sure is
DeleteYaloh. Everything need to register. No choice.
ReplyDeleteNice barley aloe vera drink. I taste aloe vera red dates before. Very good too.
aopa boleh buat....live in the cave also might need to register. LOL
DeleteAloe with red dates and white fungus...yum
Refreshing!
ReplyDeleteYa, I am not liking this new law that's coming up. Hopefully, it's not too restrictive for genuine people who are just trying to earn a living.
we can only keep our fingers crossed
Deletewah, sell things online also hav to register ka? how they trace if I got sell or no sell leh? anyway, I saw u counting $$$ at the bottom picture, so rich la u, macam taukeh...summore need scientific calculator to calculate the notes!
ReplyDeletehmmm...dunno...maybe they will think of a way kot.
DeleteNice for a hot weather... Especially that the weather now is so hot...
ReplyDeleteya lor...super hot.....
DeleteHealthy drink! Perfect for summer afternoons!!
ReplyDeletecooling for the body :)
DeleteWah these days hard to find aloe vera liao...
ReplyDeleteHard ka? lol....our home got a lot LOL
DeleteThe drink sounds very refreshing, and healthy too. Interesting about the new law.
ReplyDeleteit's cooling too
DeleteMust be a good drink in this super hot weather.
ReplyDeletedrink it chilled is the best
DeleteHello, it does look like a healthy drink. The plant is looking great! Happy weekend to you!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Eileen :)
DeleteThis post came in time as I was also wondering what to do with the aloe in my garden. Thank you. Just to ask - can I just simmer the aloe without adding the barley? I am assuming I can.
ReplyDeletecan. You can just boil the aloe in sugar syrup to get rid of the bitter taste. Then add the aloe into your drinks...mint drink..lemon drink or whatever drink
DeleteI've never thought of making a drink from aloe. We have a plant that is getting quite large -- we may have to try that.
ReplyDeleteYes....can make into drinks. But make sure you boil it first as it will taste bitter if it is not boiled
DeleteLooks refreshing!
ReplyDeletelooks like your online business have been cut short
ReplyDeletehahaha ya lor.....
DeleteVery refreshing drink but I am scared to eat the aloe vera in my garden.
ReplyDeletescared to eat? If it is edible type should be okay la
DeleteHuh? I thought the slimy stuff is the good stuff with Aloe? Rinse it away ma wasted? :/
ReplyDeleteslimmy stuffs is good for facial...but if wanna eat then must wash away those stuff else become bitter one leh
DeleteMy mom used to plant aloe vera...very huge and healthy looking. Try using it for my pimple face, didn't work at all. Then they told us, aloe vera has many species, maybe ours was 'chapalang'.
ReplyDeletehahaha...maybe due to skin type la. Not all skin type suitable to use aloe kot?
DeleteHuge...hmm...must be the edible type of aloe
I too use my aloe vera to boil drinks and my neighbours love the drink very much. When my aloe vera leaves grow big, I cut and distribute to friends too.
ReplyDeleteya lor....else will be wasted
DeleteHi, I have an Aloe plant in my house --which we use after getting a burn or scratch on our fingers (or somewhere on the body)... Works GREAT. I also use an Aloe concoction which they sell if one has a sunburn... I have problems sometimes with my feet burning at nights --so the Aloe mixture helps sooth that also... Never have thought about drinking it though.... Good Luck with your new idea!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Betsy
Over here many sells aloe drinks. Said soothing for the throat and good for skin. :)
DeleteThis looks super refreshing for these hot days! Today is super hot, I nearly got sick (heatstroke). I would love to drink this in the afternoon. I'm sure I can drink 1 big bottle (1.5 l) of your aloe vera + barley drink if it's chilled. Haha!
ReplyDeleteya lor...dunno when will rain. Must drink more water
DeleteBarley drink, yes.. Barley+lemon, yes.. Aloe jelly, yes.. But barley+lemon+aloe, never tried.. And from the pic, it looks so good, refreshing, nice to drink in this hot weather hor..
ReplyDeletethe aloe can add into any drinks la. After you boil..you can even add into ribena
Deletethanks for sharing how to make use of aloe vera, I will try that as I too have lots of that here
ReplyDeleteHeard some are edible and some not.
DeleteNice cool drink for the hot weather. Like
ReplyDeletewash away the toxin
DeleteYes, aloe vera drinks is nice, have drank some before boiled by Nancy... cooling and good for our skin..
ReplyDeletehahaha cannot afford birdnest so drink aloe la...right? :)
DeleteTroublesome all right. To me, the end result is not worth it.
ReplyDeleteTroublesome? making the aloe drink or registering?
DeleteMaking aloe drink. :p
DeleteThis drink is very good for the hot weather! I love the idea using aloe vera with barley.
ReplyDeleteSell aloe vera online?? Deliver in cans?? I wanna order too.
hahaha...ask Foodpanda to deliver...I wonder if they will delicer or not
DeleteWhat a healthy, refreshing drink!
ReplyDeletecooling for hot weather
DeleteThe weather seriously very hot, better drink lots of water. =]
ReplyDeleteyup yup...doing that
DeleteWah. would love to try making this drink also lah.
ReplyDeleteDo try
DeleteI boiled barley drink quite frequent recently, one of the easiest body cooling drink :)
ReplyDeleteGood to cool down in this heat
DeletePOslaju to me...need drinks like this on a hot weather!!
ReplyDeleteLol..come here drink la. Poslaju not fresh anymore
DeleteBoil with barley is good idea. My mom used lo han guo and dried longan to go with it.
ReplyDeleteGood idea. Will try that soon
DeleteNice, I want to try also.
ReplyDeleteHope you like.
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