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Cordial Soups with Grains

Erken's table of water-to-grain ratios for sweet cordial soups serving 6, with cooking times for oat, whole-grain, barley, rice, pearl-barley, and sago soups plus apple and rhubarb soup. The grains are soaked overnight and cooked in the soaking water, and the soup is seasoned with cordial, preserves, raisins, or prunes.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 66 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Here Erken gives an overview of the ratio between water and grain in the inexpensive sweet soups that were everyday fare in Norwegian homes. The table shows how the same basic recipe can be varied with different grains, and how cordial, preserves, raisins, or prunes gave flavor "according to what one could afford."

How to make it

  1. 1

    Soak the grains

    Soak barley grains, whole oats, or pearl barley in the water overnight. Pressed oats, rice, and sago do not need soaking.

  2. 2

    Cook the soup

    Put the grains on to cook in the soaking water and bring to a boil. Let the soup simmer until the grains are tender: barley and whole grains about 2 hours, whole oats about 1 1/2 hours, rice and pearl barley about 1 hour, pressed oats and sago about 45 minutes.

  3. 3

    Season

    Add cordial, preserves, raisins, or prunes to taste, and sweeten with sugar. Season lightly with salt.

  4. 4

    Variations

    For apple soup, cook 125 g half barley grains in 4 l water together with 1/2 kg apples for 2 hours. For rhubarb soup, cook 120 g sago in 2.5 l rhubarb cordial for about 45 minutes.

Changes from the original

The ingredient list is set up for one variation (barley soup) with the other kinds of grain and their amounts as notes. Measures are kept but given in modern units (liters, grams, deciliters).

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Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 79)~89% of the text changedremovedadded
2,5 l Forhold av vann (for byggrynssuppe; se merknader for andre gryn). 100 g halve byggryn (alternativt og gryn beregnet til 6 personer. Havresuppe: 3 l. vann, 125 g gr. hele havregryn til ... ½ time Havresuppe: 3 l l. vann, 100 g pressede 120 gr. havregryn til ... ¾ time Helegrynssuppe: 3 l l. vann, 90 g helgryn til 3 l 120 gr. helegryn ... 2 timer Byggynssuppe: 2½ l. vann, 100 g gr. halve byggryn ... 2 timer Risengrynsuppe: 2¼ l. vann, 125 gr. risengryn til 2,5 l ... 1 time Perlegrynssuppe: 3 l. vann, 100 g gr. perlegryn til ... 3 l timer Sagosuppe: 2½ l. vann, 120 g gr. sagogryn til 2,75 l vann). saft, syltetøy, rosiner eller svisker (etter smak). sukker (etter smak). salt. Legg ... ¾ time Eplesuppe med gryn: 4 l. vann, 125 gr. halve byggryn, ½ kg. epler ... 2 timer Rabarbrassuppe med gryn: 2¼ l. rabarbrasaft og vann blandet, 100 gr. sagogryn ... ¾ time Byggryn, hele havregryn eller og perlegryn i bløt legges ibløt i vannet natten over. Pressede havregryn, risengryn og sagogryn trenger ikke bløtlegges.. Sett grynene over; settes over i bløtevannet og kok opp. La suppen småkoke til grynene er møre: byggryn og helgryn ca. 2 timer, hele havregryn ca. 1 1/2 time, risengryn og perlegryn ca. 1 time, pressede havregryn og sagogryn ca. 45 minutter.. Tilsett utbløtningsvannet. Suppene tilsettes saft, syltetøy, syltetøi, rosiner eller svisker etter smak, efter smak og søt med sukker. Salt lett.. Til eplesuppe kokes 125 g halve byggryn i 4 l vann sammen eftersom man har råd til. Suppene kan jevnes med 1/2 kg epler i 2 timer. Til rabarbrasuppe kokes 120 g sagogryn i 2,5 l rabarbrasaft i ca. 45 minutter. 25 gr. potetesmel pr. 1 l. væske, hvis man ikke vil ha gryn.

Note on Modernised

Ingredienslisten er satt opp for én variant (byggrynssuppe) med de øvrige grynslagene og mengdene som merknader. Mål er beholdt, men oppgitt i moderne enheter (liter, gram, desiliter).

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Frequently asked questions

Which grains must be soaked before cooking?
Barley grains, whole oats, and pearl barley are soaked in the water overnight. That is why the total time is so long.
How long should the different grains cook?
Whole oats 1 1/2 hours, pressed oats 3/4 hour, whole grains 2 hours, half barley grains 2 hours, rice 1 hour, pearl barley 1 hour, and sago 3/4 hour.
How much water and grain are figured for 6 people?
About 2 1/2–3 liters of water and 90–125 grams of grain, depending on the type. Apple soup with grains uses 4 liters of water, 125 g half barley grains, and 1/2 kg apples, while rhubarb soup uses 2 1/2 liters of rhubarb cordial and 100 g sago.
Where does the recipe come from?
From Henriette Schønberg Erken's Stor kokebok (1914), page 66.

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