is made from brown and roasted wheat berries to which some oats and
barley can be added if desired. Grind finely, pour 1 pint of water upon
1 ounce of the meal, bring to the boil for one minute and drink alone,
or with cream.
An alternative method is to take 1½ ounces of roasted mixed cereal
grains finely ground. Add 2 pints of boiling water, set on stove and
boil, then set it back and let it soak 15 minutes. Add the white of one
egg before serving.
Cereal Coffee.
Well mix together various cereals, good clean bran, and either dried
malt extract, honey or molasses. Slowly dry and roast until browned,
but not charred. Use as required for preparing a cereal coffee. The
addition of almond cream improves the flavour.
“Cerealis.”
Take of wheat, barley, oats, rye, maize and bran, each two heaped
tablespoonfuls, grind in an ordinary coffee mill--or the whole grains
may be used. Add 8 pints of water. Boil for three hours and, when
cold, pass through linen. Sweeten and flavour to taste. This beverage
contains from 4 to 6 drachms of soluble organic saline matter to the
quart. The use of “Cerealis” yields excellent results in cases of
disorders characterized by marked loss of phosphates, since it contains
a large percentage of organic phosphates.