Heat ready-to-eat cereals in the oven until they are crisp.
ROLLED OATS OR WHEAT
3 cupfuls boiling water 1 cupful cereal 1 teaspoonful salt
Prepare according to the general directions, cooking in the double boiler at least 1 1/2 hours.
CREAM OF WHEAT OR WHEATENA
3 cupfuls boiling water 1/2 cupful cereal 1 teaspoonful salt
Prepare according to the general rule, cooking in the double boiler at least 1/2 hour.
A few minutes before taking from the fire, 1/2 pound of dates, cleaned, stoned, and cut into pieces, may be added. Raisins or figs may also be used with Cream of Wheat and other cereals.
QUESTIONS
How would the temperature of boiling water be affected if a cupful of cereal were poured into it all at once? From this explain why cereals should be added slowly to the boiling water.