Why am I not surprised that you were reading potions journals when we were that young? Merlin, some of us had better things to -

Right. Anyway. Cornmeal. Not likely to get hold of that in the Protectorate until we can figure out how to get Aleks through the wards again. Likely substitutes .... Flour? Or barley?

Though we may not need to go that far. Sixth variant: So far so good. Colour good, consistency fair. It's been on the simmer for an hour, per instruction. About to try step nine.