POSTUM Drink

I have many memories of my father heating up a quart or two of hot water after ice fishing on Deer Creek Reservoir.  He added to that water a drink unlike anything else I have tasted.  It is not hot chocolate, nor is it coffee like some people incorrectly assume.  It is Postum.  It is a caffeine-free drink that would warm us to the very core.  It is made from whole wheat, wheat bran, and molasses.

We of course did not drink it straight.  My father would add a healthy amount of evaporated milk, and a few spoonfuls of sugar.  This turned it to a light caramel color that I have always associated with Postum.  My Aunt is also a big Postum consumer, and drinks it several times a week at night.

Not everyone likes it, but it is a safe drink, and 100% Kosher.  And it tastes great!  At least the way my father made it. :-)

Here is an approximation of my Dad's formulae:

1. Procure a container of Postum.  
2. Boil 16 oz. of water; remove water from heat
3. Add two rounded teaspoons of Postum
4. Mix until fully dissolved.
5. Add 1/3 cup Evaporated Milk
6. Add 1½ tablespoons Sugar (more or less to taste)
7. Stir until mixed.  Serve hot!

Serving Size: 2

NOTE:  Kraft ceased manufacturing of Postum back in 2007, but "Eliza's Quest Foods" purchased the recipe and Postum Trademark from Kraft and manufacture it once more, albeit on a more limited scale.