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Oatmeal Gruel

Mix a table-spoonful of oatmeal very smoothly with a little cold water. Pour upon it a pint of boiling water, stir it well, then let it stand for a few minutes to settle. Pour it back very gently into the saucepan, so as to leave undisturbed the sediment at the bottom of the gruel. Let it simmer, stirring occasionally and skimming it carefully. It may be sweetened and flavoured with wine and spice, or be mixed with a little beer and grated ginger, or, if preferred, a little salt only may be put in. Dry toast or biscuits may be served with it. Time, a quarter of an hour to simmer. Probable cost, 1d. Sufficient for one person.