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Bran Tea

A beverage made by soaking bran in water, then straining and optionally boiling.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Bran Tea

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Soak the bran in water overnight.

  2. Strain the mixture.

Cook and serve

  1. Boil the bran for 30 minutes.

  2. Strain the bran again.

  3. Serve hot or cold, optionally mixing with oats or rye-nuts.

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

Ralston's select bran
Releases its flavour and body into the water during soaking and boiling.

“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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