Apropos of nothing political…..
I like hot breakfast cereal. Wheatena is a personal favorite, but some mornings it\’s too heavy…plus, my wife has told me what she thinks it looks like in terms that, sanitizing this as best I can, do not enhance its ingestive appeal.
Farina, by contrast, is lighter, easier to get down, and my wife has not offered an opinion about what it looks like. But, to me, it is white, gloppy and tasteless.
If you are going to buy Farina, I recommend Ralston\’s Creamy Wheat instead of HO Cream Farina or Cream Of Wheat (which used to be a Nabisco brand but now is made by B&G foods). It costs less, seems to cook faster, and in my opinion has a bit more flavor.
Then, the secret: add in some bulgar wheat – the kind you can buy in bulk at Wegman\’s or, I would think, other similar-quality stores. Personally, I like about a 4-1 ratio of Creamy Wheat to bulgar wheat. It adds flavor, color, and gives you a reason to have teeth…which farina does not require.
For whatever it\’s worth, here are the words to the jingles I remember for HO Farina and Cream of Wheat. If you are old enough, they might bring back a memory or two:
HO: “Watch Wilhelmia (pronounced will uh MEE nuh) eat her farina, HO Farina, Cream Farina, smooth and delicious, that\’s why she loves it so. HO”
Cream Of Wheat: “It\’s Cream Of Wheat weather, we repeat, so guard your family with hot Cream Of Wheat.”
Ok, enough. Now back to politics, where way too many of the participants are just as White, gloppy and tasteless as farina.
