Oat Meal Mush
Ingredients
Directions
Wash oatmeal in cold water and drain off water and husks.
Add 3 quarts of boiling water and stir as the mush thickens, adding more water if necessary.
Stir in 1 tablespoon of salt.
Boil for 30 minutes, stirring constantly.
For better flavor, cook for 1 hour.
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 into a mush when boiled.
- Boiling water
- Hydrates the oatmeal and carries it into a thick, spoonable consistency as it cooks.
The step that matters
Stirring as the mush thickens. As the starch gelatinizes and the mixture thickens, it can scorch on the bottom and stick. Stirring constantly and adding water when needed keeps the texture smooth and even.
“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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