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EDITH ADAMS’ COOKING UNDER PRESSURE 7

CEREALS

COOKING CHART FOR DRIED CEREALS

Amount No. minutes
FOOD 3 : after 15 lbs.
Cereal Salt Hot Water pressure reached
Barley, Pearl 1% cup YY tsp. 3 cups 10 minutes
Cornmeal: 1 cup 1 tsp. 4 cups | 8 minutes
Cracked Wheat YZ cup YZ tsp. 2 cups 20 minutes
Cream of Wheat............... Y% cup 34 tsp. 3 cups 5 minutes
Farina 34 cup 1 tsp. 4 cups 3 minutes
Hominy Grits 1 cup 1 tsp. 4 cups 20 minutes
Oatmeal.
Quick Cooking... 1 cup 1 tsp. 2 cups 1 minute
Rolled a tsp. 31% cups 10 minutes
Macaroni, EDOW......cc.. 14 cup 1 tbsp 6 cups 10 minutes
Noodles
Broad 1% cup 1 tbsp 5 cups 8 minutes
Fine, not quick
cooking Y% cup 1 tbsp 5 cups 5 minutes
Rice Ya cup 1 tbsp ‘2 cups 12 minutes
Spaghetti, Regular............. YZ cup 1 tbsp 6 cups 12 minutes
Whole Wheat Y% cup Y tsp 2% cups 30 minutes

Two Methods of Cooking Cereals:

1. Bring salted water to the boil, add cereal, stirring constantly until thoroughly mixed,

and then cook according to chart.
OR

2. Mix part of the cold water, salt and cereal together and add to the remaining boiling

water and then cook according to chart.

SPANISH RICE
4 slices bacon, diced
1% cup onion, chopped
4 cups cooked rice
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoon pepper
2% cups tomatoes
1%4 cup buttered bread crumbs
Put bacon in the bottom of cooker and
brown. Add onion and brown. Add other
ingredients and sprinkle bread-crumbs over
the top. Cook at 15 pounds pressure for 5
minutes.

MEXICAN RICE CHILI
1 cup uncooked rice
2 cups hot water
4 cups tomatoes
4 to 5 slices bacon
1 onion, minced
1% teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1% tablespoons chili powder
Cook bacon in the bottom of the cooker.
Add other ingredients and cook at 15 pounds
pressure for 15 minutes. Serve with grated
cheese.