Boil the soaked grits in the quart of water one hour, stirring up often; add the milk and boil half an hour longer. Sweeten to taste, and if the child is well, pour cream over it. This is designed for children over a year old. It is slightly cathartic; especially if the milk be omitted, and is most useful in regulating the bowels. When this can be done without drugs, it is far better.
Hominy and Milk. ✠
- ½ cup small hominy.
- 1 scant quart of cold water.
- Pinch of salt.
Boil one hour, stirring often. While hot, mix some soft with new milk, sweeten to taste and feed to baby with a spoon.
This is also relaxing to the bowels, and should not be given if the child is disposed to summer complaint.
Graham Hasty Pudding. ✠
- 1 cup Graham flour, wet up with cold water.
- 1 large cup boiling water and same quantity of milk.
- 1 saltspoonful of salt.
Stir the wet flour into the boiling water, slightly salted. Boil fifteen minutes, stirring almost constantly. Add the milk and cook, after it has come again to a boil, ten minutes longer. Give with sugar and milk for breakfast.
Eaten with cream, nutmeg, and powdered sugar, this is a good plain dessert for grown people as well as children.