Tie wheat flour and corn meal (three-quarters wheat flour and
one-quarter corn meal) into a thick cotton cloth, and boil it three or
four hours. Dry the lump, and grate it as you use it. Put on the fire
cream and water (one part cream to six parts water), and when it comes
to a boil, stir in some of the grated lump, rubbed to a smooth paste
with a little water. Salt it slightly. Judgment must be used as to the
amount of thickening. For a young infant, the preparation should be thin
enough to be taken in the bottle; if the child is older, it may be
thicker. If the child is troubled with constipation, the proportion of
corn meal should be larger; if with summer complaint, it may be left out
altogether.