| 2 tbs. corn meal | 1 cup water |
| ½ tsp. salt | |
Allow water to boil, mix corn meal with 3 or 4 teaspoonfuls of cold water. As soon as water begins to boil, stir briskly until gruel begins to thicken. Then place on a cooler part of the stove, and cook gently for 2 hours, replacing water as it evaporates. Strain through a coarse sieve if it lumps.
Farina
183 calories
| 3 tbs. (1 oz.) farina | ½ cup boiling water |
| ½ cup rich milk | ¼ cup cold water |
| ¼ tsp. salt | |
Mix farina into a paste with cold water. Stir into boiling water, allow to cook for half an hour (if water boils out, add boiling water). Add milk, and place the saucepan in a hot water bath (double boiler); allow to cook half an hour longer, stirring occasionally.
Rice (1)
99 calories
| 2 tbs. (1 oz.) rice | 1 pt. boiling water |
| ½ tsp. salt | |
Soak rice for 1 hour in cold water. Sprinkle into the briskly boiling water, taking care not to stop the boil. Allow to cook until tender; test by pressing a grain between thumb and finger; there should be no hard center. When the rice is done, turn it into a colander and allow water from cold faucet to run over it to wash off surplus starch. Return to saucepan place on stove where moisture can be dried out of the rice without burning it.