Oatmeal Mush
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Heat water in the outer boiler until boiling, then pour boiling water into the inner boiler.
Use one measure of oatmeal to three measures of water.
Add salt to the water.
Cook
Sprinkle the oatmeal into the water, stirring only a few moments.
Close the vessel and boil for one hour and a half.
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. See the original page.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Oatmeal (in the method)
- Forms the body of the porridge as its starch swells and thickens in the water.
- Water
- Hydrates the oats so they soften and cook into a porridge.
The step that matters
Stirring only a few moments after sprinkling the oatmeal. Stirring briefly helps the oats disperse without clumping. Stirring too long or too vigorously can release more starch and make the porridge gluey.
“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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