Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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     1/4  cup           blue corn -- atole flour
   2      cups          milk -- approximately
     1/2  cup           water
     1/2  teaspoon      salt
   2      cups          water -- boiling and salted
                        sugar
     1/2  teaspoon      baking soda

Preparation:

1. Dissolve atole flour in water in a medium-sized saucepan. Add to boiling, salted water and cook for 3 minutes at medium heat. Add baking soda and stir briskly. 2. Place milk and salt in a small saucepan and scald, but do not boil. 3. Serve thickened mixture with hot milk. sugar, or both. NOTE: Atole may be served with sugar as a beverage or served with milk and sugar as porridge.