Patent Groats Gruel

Name: Patent Groats Gruel
Ingredients: Take of the patent groats, one tablespoonful; mix with a wine-glassful of cold water; into a stewpan containing nearly a pint of boiling water or milk; add a pinch of salt; and a little butter, or if more agreeable, some sugar

From Gas cookery, 1885

When made for an invalid, butter should be omitted.

Presented as published in 1885. 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 Gas cookery (1885) by Helen Edden, page 56. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

patent Groats. Gruel. — Take of the patent groats, one table- spoonful, mix with a wine-glassful of cold water, gradually added, into a smooth paste, pour this into a stewpan containing nearly a pint of boiling water, or milk, stir the gruel on the fire while it boils for ten minutes ; pour it into a basin, add a pinch of salt and a little butter, or if more agreeable, some sugar

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