How much flour does fruit porridge need?

For 1 litre of juice, use 60 g sago flour, 60 g rice flour or 75 g potato flour.

How do I stop a skin forming?

Sprinkle a little cold water or sugar over the porridge as soon as it is poured out.

What about sago grains?

Use 125 g sago grains boiled in 1.25 litres of water together with about 5 dl juice.

Fruit Porridge

Fruit porridge made from sweetened fruit juice thickened with sago flour, rice flour, potato flour or sago grains, boiled a couple of minutes and protected from a skin with water or sugar. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 572.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 572 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

In the 1949 edition fruit porridge is a basic recipe that can be made from any kind of fruit. The book only states how much thickener is needed per litre of juice.

How to make it

1
Sweeten the juice
Use juice from any fruit you like. Sweeten it to taste and bring it to the boil.
2
Thicken
For 1 litre of juice use 60 g sago flour, 60 g rice flour or 75 g potato flour. Whisk the flour smooth and whisk it into the boiling juice or fruit. With sago grains, boil 125 g grains in 1.25 litres of water together with about 5 dl juice.
3
Boil and pour
Let the porridge boil for a couple of minutes after the thickener is whisked in. Pour it into a dish or bowls at once.
4
Prevent a skin
Sprinkle a little cold water over the porridge or dust it with sugar so that no skin forms on top.

Changes from the original

Old measures (gr., l.) are written as g and l. Sago grains are listed as a separate ingredient and the method is split into four steps.

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Frequently asked questions

How much flour does fruit porridge need?: For 1 litre of juice, use 60 g sago flour, 60 g rice flour or 75 g potato flour.
How do I stop a skin forming?: Sprinkle a little cold water or sugar over the porridge as soon as it is poured out.
What about sago grains?: Use 125 g sago grains boiled in 1.25 litres of water together with about 5 dl juice.

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