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Description
Ingredients
- oatmeal
- cold water
- cold milk
- salt
- sugar
Method
- Put a quantity of oatmeal in an earthenware crock, cover with cold water and leave to stand overnight.
- Strain, and bring the liquid to the boil.
- Pour in the milk and add the sugar and salt to taste.
- Re-boil for a further few minutes.
- or
- Work the oatmeal through a fine sieve, pour cold milk over it and boil for about ten minutes, adding salt and sugar to taste.
Dyffryn Ardudwy, Merioneth.
A light, nourishing dish, served mainly as an invalid food. It was also given to the mother of a new-born baby as it was considered to have certain qualities to help her produce milk for the infant.
Upper Banwy, Montgomeryshire.
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