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XXIII.--Cornstarch Gruel with Whey

A historical recipe from Scientific feeding, by Roper, Dora C. C. L. (Dora Cathrine Cristine Liebel) (1914).

A historical recipe

Scientific feeding, by Roper, Dora C. C. L. (Dora Cathrine Cristine Liebel) (1914). Project Gutenberg eBook #75850.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Source and licence

From Scientific feeding, by Roper, Dora C. C. L. (Dora Cathrine Cristine Liebel) (1914). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #75850 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75850). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Dissolve two tablespoonsful of cornstarch in a little cold water.
  2. Add one cup of water to a pint of whey, heat and stir in the cornstarch and boil 10 to 15 minutes.
  3. Finish the same as sago gruel.
  4. Rice flour, arrowroot, white flour or mixed flour may be used instead.