4 ¼ cups water
1 cup oatmeal ( or rye flour or
cornmeal)
½ teaspoon salt
Milk or cream to taste
Sugar, molasses, maple syrup or honey
for sweetening.
Bring a quart
of water to boil in a pot. Remove from the fire. In a separate container, mix ¼
cup of water and 3 tablespoons of the oatmeal together. Add the oatmeal mixture and salt to the pot
of water. Place back on fire. Slowly add the remaining oatmeal ¼ cup at a time,
stir to blend, and bring pot back to boil before adding the next bit of
oatmeal. This should take about a half-hour. Serve hot with milk or cream,
butter and sweetner to taste.
Take leftover mush and chill. Slice and dust with
flour to fry in butter. Serve with your choice of syrup or honey.
This recipe is from the 18th century, adapted with modern measurements.
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