The Metropolitan Cook Book

A life insurance company teaching its policyholders to eat: the Metropolitan's own cookbook, given away from the tower on Madison Square.

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Cooking Cereals

Water Cereal Salt (teaspoon) Oatmeal.. 4 cups to 1 cup 1 3 hours Rolled Oats. 2½ cups to 1 cup 1 to 1 hour Rice (boiled) 8 cups to 1 cup 1 25 to 30 minutes Rice (steamed) 3 cups to 1 cup 1 1 hour Wheat (rolled) 1½ cups to 1 cup 1 1 hour Wheat (granular). 4 cups to 1 cup 1 1 to 3 hours Cornmeal... 6 cups to 1 cup 1 3 to 6 hours Cracked wheat. 6 cups to 1 cup 1 3 to 6 hours Hominy... 4 cups to 1 cup 1 1 hour (By using the fireless cooker, the cereal can be boiled 10 minutes over the fire in the evening, and then cooked overnight in the fireless cooker.)

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