Wheatena with Dates, Figs, Prunes, Etc
Ingredients
Directions
Make the cereal
Mix Wheatena, salt, dates, and cold water in a pot.
Gradually add boiling water while stirring.
Place the pot on the front of the range and boil for 5 minutes.
Finish and serve
Transfer to a double boiler and cook for 1 hour or more.
Serve with cream.
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
- Wheatena
- Whole-grain cereal that thickens into a porridge as its starch swells in hot water.
- Dates
- Add natural sweetness and soft chewy pieces that soften further during long cooking.
- Boiling water
- Hydrates the cereal and starch so the mixture gelatinizes and thickens.
The step that matters
Adding the boiling water gradually while stirring. Adding the hot water slowly while stirring keeps the cereal dispersed, so lumps do not form when the starch hydrates and thickens.
“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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