Gruel
From Household cookery and laundry work, 1882
Should be taken very hot.
Presented as published in 1882. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from Household cookery and laundry work (1882) by Black Mrs, page 47. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
GRUEL. Put in a small basin a table-spoonful of Scotch oat- meal, and after wetting it with a very little cold water, pour over it a pint of boiling water or milk, stirring all the time ; stir for a few minutes, then allow it to settle one minute. Pour carefully into a clean sauce-pan all the liquid, which stir over the fire till it boils. Let it boil for ten minutes, when it is ready for use. It may be sweetened with honey, sugar, treacle, or may be flavoured with salt and a small piece of butter
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