Corn Meal Gruel
Ingredients
Directions
In a bowl, mix 2 tablespoons of cornmeal with a little cold water to form a paste.
Pour 1 pint of boiling water over the cornmeal mixture.
Boil for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring constantly.
Add salt to taste.
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.
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What each ingredient does
- Cornmeal
- Forms the thickened body of the gruel as its starch gelatinizes during boiling.
The step that matters
Stirring constantly while boiling. Cornmeal starch settles and can scorch on the bottom of the pot. Constant stirring keeps it dispersed, prevents lumps, and helps the gruel thicken evenly.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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