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Preparation of Oatmeal Gruel for Constipated Infants

A simple oatmeal gruel made by soaking oatmeal overnight and cooking it slowly in water.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Preparation of Oatmeal Gruel for Constipated Infants

Ingredients

Directions

Soak

  1. Soak the oatmeal in cold water overnight.

Cook

  1. Transfer the soaked oatmeal to a clean covered quart saucepan.

  2. Cook over low heat until thickened, stirring occasionally.

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

Coarse sweet oatmeal
Its starch swells and gelatinizes in hot water, thickening the gruel.

The step that matters

Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally. Low heat and regular stirring keep the starch from scorching on the bottom of the pan and help it swell evenly, so the gruel thickens smoothly without lumps.

“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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