Peptonised Gruel

Ingredients

• 1/2 pint thick, well-cooked, boiling gruel
• 1/2 pint new milk
• 2 teaspoonfuls of pancreatic solution
• 20 grains bicarbonate of soda

Method

1. 1

   To boiling gruel, add new milk to reduce temperature to about 140°F.

2. 2

   Add pancreatic solution and bicarbonate of soda, mix well, cover, and set in a warm place for about 2 hours.

3. 3

   Then boil for 3 minutes and strain.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Liverpool School of Cookery recipe book (1900) by E. E. Mann, page 44. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Peptonised Gruel. To b pint thick, well-cooked, boiling gruel add pint new milk, thus reducing the temperature to about 140° Fah. Add 2 teaspoonfuls of pancreatic solution and 20 grains bicarbonate of soda

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