What is the difference between barley flour porridge and pearl barley porridge?

Barley flour porridge is cooked from finely ground barley flour in water and is ready in a few minutes, while barley porridge is cooked from whole pearl barley in milk and needs several hours of cooking.

Can I cook it in milk instead of water?

The original uses water. Milk gives a richer porridge, but that is not what the 1900 recipe specifies.

Barley flour porridge

Barley flour porridge from Kogebog for skole og hjem (Erken & Caroline Steen, 1900), p. 101. A water porridge of 500 g barley flour and 4 l water. The flour is sprinkled into boiling water, cooked for a few minutes and salted. The total price at the time was kr. 0.10¼.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken & Caroline Steen, Kogebog for skole og hjem, 1900-utg. s. 101 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Byggmelsgrøt er en enkel vanngrøt kokt på byggmel, blant de rimeligste og raskeste grøtene i husholdningen rundt 1900. Retten var vanlig hverdagskost og velegnet for skolekjøkkenets øvelser i grunnleggende grøtkoking. Fra Kogebog for skole og hjem (Erken & Caroline Steen, 1900).

How to make it

1
Boil the water
Bring the water to a boil in a pot.
2
Sprinkle in the flour
Sprinkle the barley flour into the boiling water while stirring, so it does not go lumpy.
3
Cook for a few minutes
Let the porridge cook for a few minutes until it thickens.
4
Salt and serve
Salt the porridge, take the pot off the heat and serve.

Changes from the original

Mengdene er beholdt metrisk (½ kg omregnet til 500 g). Teskjeer oppgitt som ts. Datidens priser er bevart uendret i kildeteksten og cost_1900, men utelatt fra den moderne ingredienslisten.

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Fra1900 Modernisert

Til1900 Modernisert

1900 (korrekturlest, s. 101) → Modernisert~95% av teksten endretfjernetlagt til

~~Bygmelsgrød. ½ kg. bygmel . . . . . . . . . kr. 0.10~~ 500 g byggmel. 4 ~~l. vand~~ l vann. 3 ~~theskeer salt . . . . . . . . . » 0.00¼ kr. 0.10¼ Melet drysses~~ ts salt. Kok opp vannet i en gryte.. Drøss byggmelet i det ~~kogende vand; koger nogle min. Saltes, tages af ilden.~~ kokende vannet mens du rører, så det ikke klumper seg.. La grøten koke noen minutter til den tykner.. Salt grøten, ta gryten av varmen og server.

Note til Modernisert

Mengdene er beholdt metrisk (½ kg omregnet til 500 g). Teskjeer oppgitt som ts. Datidens priser er bevart uendret i kildeteksten og cost_1900, men utelatt fra den moderne ingredienslisten.

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What is the difference between barley flour porridge and pearl barley porridge?: Barley flour porridge is cooked from finely ground barley flour in water and is ready in a few minutes, while barley porridge is cooked from whole pearl barley in milk and needs several hours of cooking.
Can I cook it in milk instead of water?: The original uses water. Milk gives a richer porridge, but that is not what the 1900 recipe specifies.

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