Gruel of Boiled Flour
From Home dissertations, 1891
This is excellent for diarrhoea, but must be used cautiously at first, for it is medicine as well as food.
Presented as published in 1891. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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As published
This recipe was extracted from Home dissertations (1891) by Tilton, E. Stevens Mrs., page 153. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
GRUEL OF BOILED FLOUR. Make a bag of white cotton cloth about six inches long, and four inches wide ; fill it with white flour pressed down hard; tie up the bag firmly. Put it into boiling water ; boil four hours
Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.