Indian Meal Gruel

Take 1 qt. of boiling water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons of corn meal, 1 tablespoon of flour, 4 tablespoons cold water. Place the meal and flour in the cold water, rub them smooth and stir the paste into the boiling water. Stir well and when the gruel boils, set it back where it will simmer gently for 2 hrs. Add the salt, cook for 1/2 hr. longer and serve with cream or milk. - Mrs. William Myers, Franklin, 111.

Indian Meal Mush

Moisten a cup of corn meal with enough water to make a paste. Stir this paste into a qt. of salted boiling water and cook, beat it hard and often for an hr. at least. If the mush becomes too stiff add from time to time more boiling water. This is by far the cheapest of all cereals according to its per cent of nourishment. - -Mabel Sturtevant, 105 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111.

Variation I

Add 1 teaspoon salt to a qt. of water and when boiling, sprinkle in slowly a pt. of corn meal, taking it in the hand allowing it to run slowly through the fingers, while you stir with the other hand. Boil rapidly for 10 minutes, then push the kettle over a slow fire to cook for 2 hrs. Serve warm with milk. - Mrs. C. E. Westinghous, Mayfair, 111.