Gruel for Horses
Ingredients
Directions
In a large pot, combine the oatmeal and water.
Add the ale and brandy to the mixture.
Stir well and heat until warm.
Serve about 2 gallons of the gruel to the horse after a hard day's work.
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
- Oatmeal
- Forms the thick body of the gruel and provides starch for texture.
- Ale
- Adds liquid and malty flavour to the gruel.
- Brandy
- Adds liquid and a warming, aromatic 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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