Cereal Cooking Method

Ingredients

• one teaspoon of salt
• one quart of water
• one cup of cereal

Method

1. 1

   Set the upper half of a double-boiler over the fire and bring the water to boil.

2. 2

   Add salt for the water.

3. 3

   For coarse-grained cereal, sprinkle it into briskly boiling water while stirring constantly.

4. 4

   After five minutes, set the upper half in the lower part of the double-boiler and steam until the grains are swollen.

5. 5

   Do not stir after steaming begins.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The home cook book (1905) by Christine Frederick, page 137. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

one cup of cereal absorbing more or less liquid than an- other. After some study and tests of cereals and the time they need for thorough cooking, I have compiled the following table : Cereal Indian Meal .... Coarse Oatmeal . . . Fine Hominy . . . Coarse Hominy . . Cracked Wheat . . Vitos Wheat Germ Meal . Malt Oats Flaked Oats .... Mother's Oats . . . Steamed Cooked Oats Pettijohn Banner Oats .... Wheatlet Rolled Wheat . . . Quaker Oats .... Gluten Grits .... California Wheatine . Ralston Barley Food Hominy Grits . . . Health Food .... 5 Minute Food . . . CEREALS DING BREAKFAST FOODS Quantity Water Time I cup 3/^ cups 4 6 " 4 hours 3 5 " 4 4 " 5 " \% " 4 " 4 " 2 " 4 " I «' I " I " 2 " I " 2 " I «' 2 " I " 2 " I " 3 " 2X " 6 " 40 minutes 40 " I hour I " z cups I cup (( << 3 " 5 " 8 " 2 " 6 " 40 minutes I hour 30 m. (soak over night) 30 minutes S 251 THE WAY TO COOK A CEREAL To cook any of these cereals, set the upper half of a double- boiler over the fire and bring the water to boil. Add one teaspoon of salt for one quart of water

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