OATMEAL SOUP
³⁄₄ cup cooked oatmeal,
2 cups hot milk,
¹⁄₂ onion sliced,
1 teaspoon salt,
2 cloves,
¹⁄₈ teaspoon celery salt,
¹⁄₂ bay leaf,
¹⁄₈ teaspoon pepper,
2 cups boiling water,
¹⁄₂ tablespoon butter.
Cook oatmeal, onion, cloves, and bay leaf in boiling water for twenty minutes, and press through a sieve; add milk, seasonings, and butter, and serve with croutons.