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Breakfast

Oatmeal cooked in water until thickened and served hot with buttermilk poured over the top.

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

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a pot, bring water to a boil.

  2. Add oatmeal and cook until thickened.

  3. Stir occasionally while cooking.

  4. Pour buttermilk over the top.

  5. Serve hot.

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
Absorbs water and swells as it cooks, thickening the porridge.
Buttermilk
Adds creaminess and a mild tang, along with extra moisture.

“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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