Oatmeal Water, 50 Calories
| 1 tablespoon oatmeal 1 tablespoon cold water Speck salt 1 quart boiling water |
Mix oatmeal and cold water, add salt and stir into the boiling water. Boil three hours; replenish the water as it boils away. Strain through a fine sieve or cheese cloth. Season, serve cold. Different brands of oatmeal vary considerably in the amount of water which they take up in cooking, and sufficient should always be added to make this drink almost as thin as water.
Oatmeal Water No. II, 220 Calories[9]
| ½ cup fine oatmeal 1 quart water |
Use sterile water (boiled and cooled). Add oatmeal and stand in warm place (covered), for one and one-half hours. Strain, season, and cool. Sometimes used for dyspeptics.