From the 1910 page
Core apples, leaving large cavities; pare, and cook until soft in syrup made by boiling sugar and water together, allowing one cup sugar to one and one-half cups water. Fill cavities with oatmeal mush; serve with sugar and cream. The syrup should be saved and re-used. Berries, sliced bananas, or sliced peaches, are acceptably served with any breakfast cereal.
Sources: Fannie Merritt Farmer (1910) ↗
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The filled apple is a serving suggestion for cooked oatmeal; this passage does not provide a complete modern oatmeal recipe.
This is a historical document, not a modern cooking or storage guide. No temperatures, quantities, safety claims or kitchen tests have been inferred.
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Fannie Merritt Farmer · 1910
Primary historical text, from the 1910 revised edition whose title page is included in the transcription. Digitization by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team; source images supplied by the Internet Archive.
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