Health and Temperance by C. H. Thayer

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Feb 25, 1886

Health and Temperance.

By C. H. Thayer

THE CHARM OF OATMEAL.

A VISITOR who seemed to be Enjoying most exceedingly The fare at morn, declared, "I ne'er Such oatmeal tasted; tell me where You get it, then I'll surely go And order twenty pounds or so." "My friend," I said, with earnest look, "'Tis not the grocer, 'tis the cook Deserves your praise." "Indeed," she cried; "O, will you not at once confide The secret of the wondrous charm That here is found? Indeed, the palm Your cook may take, and ode or sonnet You might, in truth, expend upon it." "The charm," I said, "is simply this,— Which epicure should never miss,— Boil e'en from morning until night, The day before you use it. Bright And early you may rise, and then Put on your meal to boil again. Don't let it scorch or burn, to spoil The flavor; only boil—and boil—and boil!" —C. H. Thayer, in Good Housekeeping.