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Oatmeal Gruel

A simple oatmeal porridge made by mixing oatmeal with cold water, adding boiling water, simmering, and seasoning with sugar or salt.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Oatmeal Gruel

Oatmeal Gruel

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Mix the oatmeal smoothly with the cold water.

  2. Gradually pour in the boiling water while stirring continuously.

  3. Transfer the mixture to a small saucepan and bring it to a boil.

Cook and serve

  1. Let it simmer for ten minutes, stirring often to keep it smooth and prevent burning.

  2. Strain the mixture into a basin and add sugar or salt to taste.

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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Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Oatmeal
Forms the body of the porridge, thickening as it cooks and giving it its texture.

The step that matters

Stirring while the porridge simmers. Oatmeal starch settles and can scorch on the bottom of the pan if it is not stirred often. Regular stirring keeps the mixture smooth and evenly thickened.

“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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