Name: Wheat Gruel
Ingredients: one teacup of flour in a thick cotton cloth; salt

Wheat Gruel

A thin porridge made from flour boiled in water or milk, seasoned with salt, suitable for children with diarrhea.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription

By Des Moines. Plymouth church. [from old catalog] · From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients

Wheat Gruel

Ingredients

one teacup of flour in a thick cotton cloth
salt

Directions

Prepare

Tie one teacup of flour in a thick cotton cloth.
Boil it five hours.

Finish the flour

Dry the lump.
Prepare by grating.
Mix in a little cold water.

Make the gruel

Pour into boiling milk or water, adding salt to taste.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

455Calories

13 gProtein

1 gFat

95 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 2 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By Des Moines. Plymouth church. [from old catalog]. Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.

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