Oatmeal Soup? (ingredients, celery, carrots, mushroom)

[Dayton Sux]

I vaguely remember this from my childhood. Sounds gross but I remember it as being pretty good, sort of savory....

Has anyone heard of it and do they have any recipes?

[puginabug]

Sounds perfectly awful. But Allrecipes has a number of recipes for Oatmeal Soup.....

[Dirt Grinder]

I used to think that rice used any way other than in a pudding was odd. I suppose oats in a soup wouldn't be bad. It's just a grain, like barley, and no one balks at barley soup. I think I'd rather use oat groats for a soup because they are the oat grain with the hull removed - closer to what barley grain is like. Rolled oats would tend to dissolve into the soup.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Dayton Sux

I vaguely remember this from my childhood. Sounds gross but I remember it as being pretty good, sort of savory....

Has anyone heard of it and do they have any recipes?

I too remember it from childhood. My aunt used to make it, I think she got the recipe from my grandmother who was a great old fashion German cook. I know I loved it, but cant' remember a thing about the ingredients. It might sound gross but I can assure you, we loved it.

[Chimuelojones]

I dont see any difference in oatmeal and rice? I eat creamy sweet rice with rasins for breakfast. i eat a lot of oatmeal for breakfast, and have wondered about having it savory. Like mushrooms and chesse like risoto.

[Cliffie]

I would use oatmeal in soup exactly the way I usually use barley. Add tomato sauce, vegetable broth, chopped veggies and voila.

[Gerania]

Originally Posted by Dirt Grinder

I used to think that rice used any way other than in a pudding was odd. I suppose oats in a soup wouldn't be bad. It's just a grain, like barley, and no one balks at barley soup. I think I'd rather use oat groats for a soup because they are the oat grain with the hull removed - closer to what barley grain is like. Rolled oats would tend to dissolve into the soup.

Now that I can see, the oat groats I mean. I've never heard of oatmeal soup.

[rural chick]

I remember my grandma making oatmeal soup but she used the whole oat groats (which is the oat kernel and not the rolled. ( Rolled oats are thinly sliced oats - all of us are familar with these which come in a box). Using the whole kernel it was like using whole barley, or rice. The soup turned out like a barley soup only using whole oat kernels.

I imagine you could still find whole kernel oats at an grain elevator but it's getting the husk off that would take a huge amount of time. Steel cut oats are small pieces of kernels and could possibly be used. But I would think rolled oats would act as a thickener in any soup and not really make oatmeal soup as I remember it. Grandma's had celery, carrots, and other vegetables which grandma grew in her garden.

[Almrausch]

Originally Posted by Dayton Sux

I vaguely remember this from my childhood. Sounds gross but I remember it as being pretty good, sort of savory....

Has anyone heard of it and do they have any recipes?

Oh yes I do remember the soup...gosh did I detest it as a child and I was given it when I was sick ..I still don't like it. My parents still eat it here in Canada and they use Steel Oats.Are you just talking about the plain Oatmeal soup, or did you had flavors in it?

[Dirt Grinder]

Originally Posted by Almrausch

...My parents still eat it here in Canada and they use Steel Oats...

Do the Steel cut oats make it mushy or is it more like barley soup?