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Oatmeal Porridge

A simple porridge made by boiling water and oats.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Oatmeal Porridge

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Boil the water in a saucepan.

  2. Stir in the oats once the water is boiling.

  3. Place the saucepan on the side of the stove on an asbestos mat.

  4. Stir occasionally to prevent burning.

  5. For thinner porridge, use 1 cup of oats to 1 pint 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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What each ingredient does

Oats
Their starch swells in the hot water, thickening the liquid into porridge.

The step that matters

Stirring occasionally off the direct heat. Oats are starchy and settle onto the base of the pan, where they can scorch. Stirring keeps them suspended and evenly heated, while keeping the pan at the side of the stove lowers the heat so the porridge thickens gently.

“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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