French Milk Porridge
Ingredients
Directions
Stir oatmeal and water together and let it stand until clear.
Pour off the water and add fresh water, stirring well.
Let it stand until the next day.
Strain through a fine sieve and boil the water.
Add milk while boiling, using a small proportion of water.
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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