Oatmeal Mush
Ingredients
Directions
In a pot, combine 4 tablespoons of oatmeal with 1 quart of cold water and 1 teaspoon of salt.
Cook slowly for 1 to 2 hours, adding hot water as needed.
Just before serving, stir in 1 teaspoon of butter.
Alternatively, soak the oatmeal overnight, then add boiling water and cook in the morning.
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 body of the porridge as its starch thickens during slow cooking.
- Butter
- Adds richness and a smooth mouthfeel when stirred in at the end.
The step that matters
Cook slowly, adding hot water as needed. Oatmeal starch swells and thickens gradually as it cooks. Cooking too fast or letting the pot dry out can leave the porridge gluey on the bottom and thin or unevenly cooked elsewhere.
“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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