Sago GRUEL

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784
Source
The Experienced English Housekeeper
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Not a recipe
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Ingredients (6)
Instructions (10)
  1. Scald the sago in hot water.
  2. Strain it through a hair sieve.
  3. Put it over the fire with two quarts of water and a stick of cinnamon.
  4. Keep scumming it till it grows thick and clear.
  5. When your sago is enough, take out the cinnamon.
  6. Put in a pint of red wine (if you would have it very strong put in more than a pint).
  7. Sweeten it to your taste.
  8. Set it over the fire to warm, but do not let it boil after the wine is put in.
  9. Pour it into a terrene.
  10. Put in a slice of lemon when you are sending it to table.
Original Text
To make Sago GRUEL. TAKE four ounces of sago, give it a scald in hot water, then strain it through a hair sieve, and put it over the fire with two quarts of water and a stick of cinnamon, keep scumming it till it grows thick and clear, when your sago is enough, take out the cinnamon, and put in a pint of red wine, if you would have it very strong put in more than a pint, and sweeten it to your taste, then set it over the fire to warm, but do not let it boil after the wine is put in, it weakens the taste, and makes the colour not so deep a red, pour it into a terrene, and put in a slice of lemon when you are sending it to table. It is proper for a top dish for supper.
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