What do I need for oat soup?

3 tablespoons of oat flour, 1 liter of milk, 1 liter of water, plus sugar and salt to taste. The recipe is calculated for about 4 servings.

How do I avoid lumps in the soup?

First stir the oat flour out in a little of the cold water to a paste, then pour this into the remaining water once it boils. Stir well.

How long should the soup cook?

The paste simmers for 5 minutes in the water. Then the boiling milk is stirred in, everything gets a boil-up, and the soup is seasoned with salt and sugar. Total time is around 15 minutes.

What does the original text say about how the soup is used?

Henriette Schønberg Erken writes in "Stor kokebok" (1914, p. 69) that the soup provides plenty of good nourishment, cost 14 øre, and she recommends it for children in the morning instead of coffee.

Oat Soup

Name: Oat Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Norwegian
Ingredients: 3 tbsp oat flour; 1 l milk; 1 l water; sugar (to taste); salt (to taste)

Cheap and nourishing oat soup: 3 tbsp oat flour is stirred out in a little water, boiled 5 minutes in 1 l water, then 1 l boiling milk is added and it is seasoned with salt and sugar. Erken recommends it for children in the morning instead of coffee.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 69 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Erken recommends this cheap oat soup as a breakfast drink for children instead of coffee — a typical piece of public-education advice from 1914. She gives the price as 14 øre.

How to make it

1
Stir out the flour
Stir the oat flour out in a little of the cold water to a smooth paste.
2
Cook the paste
Bring the rest of the water to a boil, stir in the paste, and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
3
Add the milk
Bring the milk to a boil and stir it into the soup. Give it all a boil-up.
4
Season to taste
Add salt and sugar to taste and serve the soup hot.

Changes from the original

Tablespoons of oat flour are kept as modern tablespoons. The method has been divided into numbered steps with modernized language.

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Fra1914 1949 Modernisert

Til1914 1949 Modernisert

1914 (korrekturlest, s. 69) → 1949 (korrekturlest, s. 81)~33% av teksten endretfjernetlagt til

~~3 spiseskeer~~ 120 gr. havremel 1 l. melk 1 l. ~~vand~~ vann sukker salt. Rør melet ut i litt av ~~vandet,~~ vannet, og ha denne jevning i resten av ~~vandet, naar~~ vannet når dette koker. ~~Smaakok~~ Småkok i 5 minutter og rør ~~saa~~ så den kokende melk i; gi alt et opkok og ha salt og sukker i efter smak. Suppen gir megen og god næring ~~og kommer paa 14 øre.~~ til forholdsvis billig pris. Gi den til ~~barnene~~ barn om morgenen istedenfor den ~~helsenedbrytende~~ helsenedbrygtende kaffen.

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Frequently asked questions

What do I need for oat soup?: 3 tablespoons of oat flour, 1 liter of milk, 1 liter of water, plus sugar and salt to taste. The recipe is calculated for about 4 servings.
How do I avoid lumps in the soup?: First stir the oat flour out in a little of the cold water to a paste, then pour this into the remaining water once it boils. Stir well.
How long should the soup cook?: The paste simmers for 5 minutes in the water. Then the boiling milk is stirred in, everything gets a boil-up, and the soup is seasoned with salt and sugar. Total time is around 15 minutes.
What does the original text say about how the soup is used?: Henriette Schønberg Erken writes in "Stor kokebok" (1914, p. 69) that the soup provides plenty of good nourishment, cost 14 øre, and she recommends it for children in the morning instead of coffee.

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