Cracked Wheat Mush
Ingredients
Directions
Gradually stir the cracked wheat into the boiling water until a thin mush forms.
Continue boiling gently for 1 to 2 hours.
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
- Cracked wheat
- Its starch thickens as it cooks in water, forming the porridge's body.
- Boiling water
- Hydrates the cracked wheat and carries the heat that softens its grains.
The step that matters
Gradually stir the cracked wheat into the boiling water. Adding the wheat slowly keeps the grains separated so they hydrate evenly instead of clumping into lumps that stay dry in the center.
“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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