Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery

by Marion Harland

Sago Gruel. ✠

• 2 cups water.
• 2 tablespoonfuls sago.
• 3 teaspoonfuls white sugar.
• 1 glass of wine.
• 1 tablespoonful lemon juice.
• Nutmeg to taste, and a pinch of salt.

Put the sago in the water while cold, and warm by setting in a saucepan of boiling water. Stir often, and let it soften and heat for one hour. Then boil ten minutes, stirring all the while; add the sugar, wine, and lemon, and pour into a bowl or mould to cool. Eat warm, if preferred. The wine and nutmeg should be omitted if the patient be feverish.