From the 1910 page

¾ cup Wheat Germ ¾ cup cold water 2 cups boiling water 1 teaspoon salt ½ lb. dates, stoned, and cut in pieces

Mix cereal, salt, and cold water; add to boiling water placed on front of range. Boil five minutes, steam in double boiler thirty minutes; stir in dates, and serve with cream. To serve for breakfast, or as a simple dessert.

Sources: Fannie Merritt Farmer (1910) ↗

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  1. Fannie Merritt Farmer · 1910

    Primary historical text, from the 1910 revised edition whose title page is included in the transcription. Digitization by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team; source images supplied by the Internet Archive.

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