Oatmeal Gruel II

• ⅔ cup coarse oatmeal.
• 1 pint cold water.
• 1 teaspoon

Pound oatmeal until mealy, add one-third of the water, stir well, let settle, and pour off the mealy water. Repeat twice, using remaining water. Boil the mealy water thirty minutes; season with salt, dilute with milk or cream, strain, and serve. A delicate gruel, but more expensive and less nutritious than Oatmeal Gruel I.