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Oatmeal Mush

A simple oatmeal porridge cooked with water and salt, served with milk.

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

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a pot, combine 4 tablespoons of oatmeal with 1 quart of boiling water.

  2. Add ½ teaspoon of salt and stir well.

  3. Boil for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  4. Turn the mixture out into small cups.

  5. Serve with milk.

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

Oatmeal
Forms the body of the porridge as its starch thickens into a creamy mass while simmering.

The step that matters

Boil for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Oats need sustained simmering for their starch to gelatinize and thicken the liquid. Occasional stirring prevents scorching on the bottom of the pot and keeps the texture even.

“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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