Wheat and Nut Sweet

Description
In Romanian: Coliva

Ingredients

 * 1/2 pound/250 g ground wheat,
 * 1 qt/1 l water,
 * pinch of salt,
 * 4 oz/100 g sugar or to taste,
 * 4 oz/100 g ground walnuts or to taste,
 * 1/2 teaspoon cinammon or lemon zest,
 * fine bread crumbs,
 * confectioner's sugar/coffee and small colored candy for topping

Directions

 * 1) Boil the ground wheat at low to medium temperature. Start with cold water.
 * 2) Add a little salt and sugar to taste.
 * 3) When it is well boiled and the liquid is almost gone, set aside from the heat to cool off.
 * 4) Add ground walnuts. Mix well. Add cinammon or lemon zest.
 * 5) Arrange on a large platter on top of a sheet of parchment paper.
 * 6) Smooth the top with a wet knife.
 * 7) On top, sprinkle some fine bread crumbs, then either confectioner's sugar or ground coffee.
 * 8) Decorate with small colorful candies.