Weird, Hot Cereal "Panada" - 18th Century Cooking

sardines

🥗Healthier: mackerel

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is often less expensive and widely available.

grated cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: parmesan

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free option that adds a cheesy flavor.

Set a quart of spring water in a skillet and let it boil.

Cut a penny white loaf into slices as thin as a wafer.

Lay the bread slices on a dish set over a chafing dish of coals.

Add the boiling water to the bread with some large mace and currants.

Let it stew until thick enough.

Dissolve sugar in rose water and sweeten to taste (for sweet version).

For the savory version, grate the crumb of the penny loaf and boil it in a pint of water with one onion and a few peppercorns until thick and soft.

Remove the onion after boiling and add 2 ounces of butter, a little salt, and 1/2 pint of thick cream.

Stir until it reaches a custard-like consistency.

Serve in a soup plate.

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