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Oatmeal Drink

A warm beverage made with oatmeal, water, milk, and salt.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 5 ingredients
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Oatmeal Drink

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Place 1 heaped teaspoon of oatmeal at the bottom of a tumbler.

  2. Pour a little cold water over the oatmeal and stir well.

  3. Fill halfway with boiling water.

  4. Top off with boiling milk.

  5. Season with salt to taste.

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

Oatmeal
Provides the body and starchy thickness that makes the drink substantial.
Milk
Adds creaminess and richness, softening the drink's flavour.

“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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