A Pleasant Gruel

Ingredients

• 1 small cup wheaten bran
• cold water
• 2 quarts water
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 1 teaspoonful lemon or orange juice
• sugar

Instructions

1. Mix the wheaten bran with a little cold water.
2. Bring two quarts of water to a boil and add a stick of cinnamon.
3. Stir the bran mixture into the boiling water.
4. Let it boil for half an hour until sufficiently thick.
5. Strain the gruel.
6. When ready to serve, add a teaspoonful of lemon or orange juice and as much sugar as desired.