Stewed Prunes

At the beginning of this century, the health and daily diet of children – and of adults – was considered very seriously. In winter, children would be encouraged to eat for breakfast some porridge followed by stewed fruit; in summer they might start with some fresh fruit, followed by one of the new-fangled cereals introduced from America, and pioneered by a man named Kellogg. Stewed prunes were considered particularly valuable, and it was at this time – perhaps to encourage reluctant small e