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Breakfast

Milk porridge

Milk porridge, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including heat a pint of milk to boiling.

BreakfastBrunchVegetarianStovetopPublic domainHistoric recipeSource transcription
Est. prep10 min
Est. cook10 min
Est. serves4
Total20 min
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Source ingredient cues

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  • Heat a pint of milk to boiling.
  • Into a pint of cold milk stir four tablespoonfuls of flour, and when this is smooth stir it into the hot milk.
  • Cook in a double boiler for an hour, add salt to taste, and serve with cream.

Historical transcription

Source method

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    Heat a pint of milk to boiling. Into a pint of cold milk stir four tablespoonfuls of flour, and when this is smooth stir it into the hot milk. Cook in a double boiler for an hour, add salt to taste, and serve with cream.

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