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Definition of Porridges
1. porridge [n] - See also: porridge
Lexicographical Neighbors of Porridges
Literary usage of Porridges
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Invalid's Own Book: A Collection of Recipes from Various Books and by Mary Anne Boode Cust (1853)
"... GRUELS AND porridges. GROAT GRUEL. WASH well in cold water two ounces and a
quarter of groats, changing the water; boil them slowly in a quart of water ..."
2. Healthful Cookery: A Collection of Choice Recipes for Preparing Foods, with by Ella Ervilla Kellogg (1904)
"... porridges and Breakfast Dishes RECIPES Gluten Porridge.— Heat together a cup
of thin cream and three cups of water; when boiling, sift in lightly with ..."
3. The Pocumtuc Housewife, a Guide to Domestic Cookery as it is Practised in (1906)
"... *8"porridges are always good for children. They make an easy dinner for the
women when the men folks take their dinners to the field; and a hot dish of ..."
4. Lost Crops of Africa: Grains edited by F. R. Ruskin (1999)
"Experiences in Tanzania suggest that the concept of liquefying porridges for baby
food is not an impractical dream. In the early 1980s, scientists at the ..."
5. Babyhood: Devoted Exclusively to the Care of Infants and Young Children (1889)
"Hominy forms a pleasant alternate for the porridges we have thus far considered,
... How to Make porridges Palatable. Before going to this subject, ..."
6. Indigenous Knowledge and Its Uses in SA by Hans Normann, Ina Snyman (1996)
"Belief that normal feeding should continue during diarrhoea (breast milk and
porridges) 5. Any use of rice water or millet water for children with diarrhoea ..."
7. A Handbook of Invalid Cooking for the Use of Nurses in Training-schools by Mary A. Boland (1893)
"Mushes and porridges made from oatmeal, cracked wheat, or any grain on which the
... All of the grains given in these recipes may be made into porridges by ..."
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