Smallage Gruel

Ingredients

• two or three quarts of water
• half a PorrengerfuLL of Oat-meal
• as much Smallage as you buy for a peny
• season your Gruel with a little salt
• a little Nutmeg and Mace
• a good proportion of butter

Method

1. 1

   Beat oat-meal to meal, boil in water for 3-4 hours.

2. 2

   Add chopped smallage half an hour before serving.

3. 3

   Season and stir in melted butter before serving.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight opened (1910) by Sir Kenelm Digby, page 89. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SMALLAGE GRUEL In a Marble mortar beat great Oat-meal to meal (which requireth long beating) then boil it three or four hours in Spring water. To a possnet full of two or three quarts of water put about half a Por- rengerfuUof Oat-meal, before it is beaten ; for after beating it appeareth more. To this quantity put as much Smallage as you buy for a peny, which mak- eth it strong of the Herb, and very green. Chop the smallage exceeding small, and put it in a good 138 SIR KENELMS DIGBIS half hour before you are to take your possnet from the fire. You are to season your Gruel with a little salt, at the due time ; and you may put in a little Nutmeg and Mace to it. When you have taken it from the fire, put into it a good proportion of butter

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.