Manual steering box OIL or GREASE ?

went to check the fluid level on my 65 Formula S manual steering gear box and found it was filled with grease not 90 weight oil.
What is recomended for lube ? forgot to mention this car sat for 20 years . I've never seen gear lube turn to thick grease.
(68 Dodge) shop manual says use MOPAR steering box grease. Apparently, they must have sold it at one time. It said if you can't find it to use a quality grade bearing grease. Surprisingly it said, do not use gear oil. It says to pack it in the top of the teeth on the spline and that's it. I guess you could warm up the grease so it is pourable .