How We Cook in Tennessee

Ingredients

• 1 pint water
• 2 tablespoons alum
• ½ cup oil of cloves

Directions

1. Heat the water in a pot until hot but not boiling.

2. Mix the flour and alum with the remaining pint of water.

3. Add the alum and flour mixture to the hot water, stirring constantly until it boils.

4. Once thickened and smooth, add the oil of cloves.

5. Pour the mixture into jars while hot.