Gruel
Ingredients
Directions
Mix oatmeal with enough cold water in a basin until a smooth consistency thicker than cream is achieved.
Transfer the mixture to a saucepan and add 1 quart of water.
Boil for 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
Strain the mixture to remove the oatmeal remains.
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
- Thickens the water as its starches swell and gelatinize during boiling, giving the gruel body.
The step that matters
Boil for 30 minutes, stirring frequently. Oatmeal starch thickens only as it gelatinizes in hot liquid, and stirring prevents it from settling and scorching on the bottom of the pan.
“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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