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Gruel

From The Pattern cook-book, 1890

Serves 1

Can be made more nutritious by adding raisins.

Presented as published in 1890. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Pattern cook-book (1890) by Butterick Publishing Company, page 252. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

One table-spoonful of flour. Four table-spoonfuls of cold milk. Stir ihe cold milk and the flour together, and when they are well mixed, add them to the boiling milk. Cook in a double boiler for twenty minutes, season with the salt, strain, and serve hot. This gruel may be made more nutritious by adding half a cupful of raisins

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