Cracked or Boiled Wheat
Ingredients
Directions
In a large pot, bring 2 quarts of water to a boil.
Stir in 1 pint of cracked wheat and ½ teaspoon of salt.
Use a farina boiler or double kettle and cook for 3 hours without stirring.
Once done, mold into dishes and serve cold with fruit sauce or cream and sugar.
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
- Cracked wheat
- Forms the bulk of the dish; as it cooks, the grains soften and swell into a thick, spoonable mass.
- Water
- Hydrates the cracked wheat so the grains soften and gelatinize during the long cook.
The step that matters
Cook without stirring. The record says to cook for 3 hours without stirring, so the grains can soften and set gently in a double boiler rather than breaking up and turning gluey.
“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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