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Whole-meal Porridge

A simple porridge made by mixing meal with cold water, then cooking with boiling water for 40 minutes.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Whole-meal Porridge

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Mix the meal with the cold water until smooth.

  2. Bring 1 pint of water to a boil in a saucepan.

Cook

  1. Stir the mixed meal into the boiling water and cook for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.

  2. Reduce heat and cook the porridge slowly for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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

Meal
Its starch swells as it cooks, thickening the water into a creamy porridge.

The step that matters

Stirring the mixed meal into the boiling water. Starch granules can clump when they hit hot water before they are dispersed. Stirring constantly while the mixture boils keeps the starch suspended and helps it thicken evenly without lumps.

“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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