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Oatmeal Gruel

A simple porridge made from oatmeal cooked in water, served warm with bread.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Oatmeal Gruel

Oatmeal Gruel

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine 1 pint of oatmeal with water in a pot and cook until thickened.

  2. Serve warm with 6 oz. of bread on the side.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Oatmeal
Forms the thick body of the porridge as its starch gelatinises during cooking.
Bread
Served on the side as an accompaniment, adding bulk and a contrasting texture.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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