Oatmeal Gruel
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Mix oatmeal with cold water until smooth.
Stir mixture into milk or water.
Cook and serve
Boil gently for at least 1 hour, stirring frequently.
If digestion is weak, strain before serving.
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
- Fine scotch oatmeal
- Its starch thickens the liquid as it heats, giving the porridge body.
- Milk
- Adds richness and a creamier texture to the porridge.
The step that matters
Boil gently and stir frequently. Oatmeal starch needs sustained heat to swell and thicken fully. Stirring keeps the grains from settling and scorching on the bottom of the pan, which would give a lumpy or burnt 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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