Gill Murray wrote:

: I am packing the RV for the summer 5 month wander. I make home-made
: low-carb soup with a lot of leftover meats and veg. I have a box in the
: freezer of soup base.

: My mental block is which has more carbs; one Tbsp of pearl barley, or an
: equal amount of ouzo ( both raw).

: Many thanks

Do you mean ORZO, the little rice looking pasta? Ouzo is a Medeterranian
liqorishy flavored strong drink:-) I don't know the carb count but the
barley is lower GI adn, generally, doesn't spike me in modest quantities.

Wendy