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I found this little cookbook by the Alabama Freewill Baptist, Preacher's Wives. Best guess is it was published in the 80's. It's straight forward southern fare. Some interesting names like "Sawdust Salad". (my aunt lived here with my grandfather in the 80's, I found it in boxes she left here)
Jennifer Rader at Prep School Daily has a homemade grapenuts recipe in case you don't have any store bought on hand. Heres her recipe:
https://prepschooldaily.blogspot.com/2019/08/homemade-grape-nuts-all-from-long-term.html
Homemade Grape-Nuts
6 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups buttermilk (2/3 cup dry milk, 2 cups water, 2 teaspoons vinegar or lemon juice and let sit for 5 minutes)
Mix dry ingredients thoroughly and then stir in the buttermilk. Divide the dough in half and roll each half to fit on an ungreased cookie sheet. (Do not worry. This will not stick to the pan.) This is most easily done by placing some waxed paper on top of the dough and using a rolling pin to roll the dough out to the edges of the pan. Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown around the edges, about 20 minutes. Remove the cereal from the oven, turn it over with a spatula, and break the cereal into small pieces. Lower the oven temperature to 200 degrees, and return the cereal to the oven to dry out thoroughly, about one hour. Grind chunks in a food processor or blender if smaller chunks are desired. Cereal may be finely ground to substitute for graham cracker crumbs in making pies and other desserts.
Family reviews: All agree that this tastes way better than the store-bought version. It is not quite so hard and crunchy (I'm not afraid it will break my teeth) and softens up a bit in milk.
Variations:
For flavored breakfast cereal, add 2 teaspoons cinnamon or 1 teaspoon nutmeg.
For poultry stuffing, omit sugar and add in 2 teaspoons bouillon, and 1 teaspoon each sage, poultry seasoning, and celery salt.
For a salad topping, add 1 teaspoon each garlic salt and onion powder.
