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Oatmeal Gruel
From Mrs. Lincoln's Boston cook book, 1884
Serves 2
For a thicker consistency, add a little cream or milk.
Presented as published in 1884. 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
Nutrition per serving
361Calories
8 gProtein
77 gCarbs
3 gFat
Full nutrition (34 nutrients)
Calories361 kcal
Protein7.8 g
Carbohydrates77 g
Fiber5.5 g
Sugars0.5 g
Total Fat2.5 g
Saturated Fat0.4 g
Monounsaturated Fat0.4 g
Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
Omega-30 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium2241 mg
Potassium138 mg
Calcium305 mg
Iron32 mg
Magnesium32 mg
Phosphorus77 mg
Zinc0.6 mg
Copper0 mg
Manganese0.3 mg
Vitamin D0 mcg
Vitamin C0 mg
Vitamin A0 mcg
Vitamin E0.1 mg
Vitamin K0 mcg
Vitamin B60.1 mg
Vitamin B120 mcg
Thiamin (B1)0.7 mg
Riboflavin (B2)0.6 mg
Niacin (B3)7.9 mg
Folate129 mcg
Choline13 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water396 g
Estimated from matched ingredients across 2 servings.
As published
This recipe was extracted from Mrs. Lincoln's Boston cook book (1884) by Lincoln, Mary Johnson Bailey "Mrs. D. A. Lincoln,", page 241. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
1 teaspoonful salt. 2 tablespoonf uls corn meal, j 1 quart boiling water. Mix the flour, meal? and salt. Make into a thin paste with a little cold water, and stir into the boiling water. Boil thirty minutes, stirring often ; thin with milJc or cream. Milk may be used instead of water by mak- ing the gruel in a double boiler. Indian meal gruel requires longer time for cooking than any purel}^ starchy gruels. iVb. 2. — Wet one heaping teaspoonful of 7neal and one saltspoonful of salt in a little cold water, and stir into one cup of boiling water. Boil slowly thirt}' minutes. Indian corn meal is heating in its nature, and should never be given where there is any inflammatory condition of the sj^stem. If given during convalescence after scarlet fever, it sometimes produces glandular swellings. When there is a deficiency of natural warmth, and no inflamma- tion, it may be given without harm. Oatmeal Gruel. 2 tablespoonf uls oatmeal. I 1 quart boiling water
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