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Herb Porridge, No. 1

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 9 ingredients
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Why it works: Butter and bread are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 27,232 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Herb Porridge, No. 1

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine a proper quantity of oatmeal and water in a pot.

  2. Heat the mixture until just before boiling.

  3. Add the herbs, cut or uncut, and stir gently to prevent boiling.

  4. Maintain this for 7-8 minutes, then remove from heat and let it sit.

  5. Serve with the herbs or strained, and enjoy warm, not hotter than milk.

  6. Add a little butter, salt, and bread if desired.

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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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Butter + breadtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,232 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

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