Gruel

Gruel is a mild, nutritious, easily-digested article of food. To prepare it, put a teacupful of oatmeal into a pint of water; after standing twenty minutes pour off the water, rejecting the coarse parts of the meal; boil the water twenty minutes. It may be flavoured according to taste; butter should not be added if the gruel is meant for invalids. Gruel is more nourishing than preparations from arrowroot, sago, tapioca, and other starchy substances.