I substituted 1/2 tsp fennel seed for the caraway seeds as I did not have any. I only put one teaspoon of brown sugar in. That amount of brown sugar and fennel seeds gave it just a light sweetness to counter the tartness of sauerkraut. I didn't used bagged sauerkraut - I used one can of the Franks canned sauerkraut. Was still good - 2 lb would have been probably way too much for one package of polish sausage of polish sausage.
Skipped the barley and served over homemade mashed potatoes.
