Oatmeal Mush
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Combine oatmeal and salt in the top of a double boiler.
Add boiling water and stir well.
Cook
Cook on the stove for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Return to the lower boiler and cook for about 1 hour.
Just before removing from heat, stir again.
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.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Oatmeal
- Its starch swells and thickens with heat and water, forming the porridge body.
- Boiling water
- Hydrates the oats and provides the liquid that gelatinizes the starch into a creamy texture.
The step that matters
Cook on the stove, stirring occasionally. Oat starch thickens quickly and can stick and scorch on the hot pan bottom. Regular stirring keeps heat even, prevents lumps, and keeps the porridge smooth.
“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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