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Flour Gruel

Name: Flour Gruel
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients: one pint of milk; a gill of cold milk; one table-spoonful of flour; a scant half-teaspoonful of salt; half a cupful of raisins; A slight grating of nutmeg

From Miss Parloa's kitchen companion, 1887

Serves 1

When this gruel is desired more nutritious, add half a cupful of raisins to the milk when it is put on to boil. A slight grating of nutmeg may be added if the patient desires.

Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition per serving

735Calories

21 gProtein

116 gCarbs

25 gFat

Full nutrition (34 nutrients)

Calories735 kcal

Protein21 g

Carbohydrates116 g

Fiber9.5 g

Sugars86 g

Total Fat25 g

Saturated Fat16 g

Monounsaturated Fat4.2 g

Polyunsaturated Fat0.7 g

Omega-30.1 g

Cholesterol58 mg

Sodium1381 mg

Potassium1534 mg

Calcium706 mg

Iron2.9 mg

Magnesium140 mg

Phosphorus647 mg

Zinc3 mg

Copper0.5 mg

Manganese1.1 mg

Vitamin D4.7 mcg

Vitamin C2.9 mg

Vitamin A157 mcg

Vitamin E0.4 mg

Vitamin K3.3 mcg

Vitamin B60.5 mg

Vitamin B122.6 mcg

Thiamin (B1)0.5 mg

Riboflavin (B2)0.8 mg

Niacin (B3)2.1 mg

Folate36 mcg

Choline99 mg

Caffeine0 mg

Water446 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from Miss Parloa's kitchen companion (1887) by Maria Parloa, page 457. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

a scant half-teaspoonful of salt. Strain or not, as may be best for the patient. In any case put one gill of the hot gruel into a delicate cup, and add half a gill of cream or milk. * Flour Gruel. After putting one pint of milk into the double-boiler and placing it on the fire, mix a gill of cold milk with one table-spoonful of flour, and stir into the boiling milk. Cook for twenty minutes. Season with a scant half- teaspoonful of salt ; then strain, and serve hot. When this gruel is desired more nutritious, add half a cupful of raisins to the milk when it is put on to boil. A slight grating of nutmeg

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