Do you like gruel?

[purplepoppy]

Gruel is basically very watery porridge, occasionally flavoured with a little treacle or spice. It's best known as food served the poor in Victorian workhouses.
Now things are getting financially difficult for a lot of people I wonder if we'll see gruel make a return.

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+1 y

Just a thought, is oat milk just gruel that's been watered down even more?

[t-8900]

My family makes polenta rather often. Served with mushrooms, garlic, onion, rosemary, rabbit, and merlot sauce with parmesan grated over it. My family made if often, particularly during the Napoleonic wars.

[SaoirseS]

I've never had gruel, but surprisingly we all grew up here with a lot of meals that were considered poverty food. Mac and cheese, hamburger gravy, cinnamon sugar toast, beans and rice, and the ever popular college student broke food - Ramen Noodles.

[FreyaRed]

Gruel describes a wide spectrum of dishes, from milk rice with apple sauce to pea soup with bacon. I'm sure I don't like most variations of gruel but I like surely some.

[Anonymous]

Well it is bland but it does get the chore of eating out of the way with a minimum amount of fuss.

[exitseven]

When my wife used to make oatmeal I used to call it gruel. The kids thought it was funny, she was not amused.

[molonski2]

Hmmm , I dont know but it sounds seriously HORRID , no thanks.

[MrOracle]

No. My stocks of emergency food are far better than that.

[Lliam]

I've read about it in novels but never had it. I do love grool, though. :-)

[EmmaMary]

Now you've mentioned it Poppy, there's ever reason why it might well return.

[AviatorTom]

Never had gruel. I've had watered down oatmeal, which isn't very tasty.

[douride2]

That is what we called the stuff mom made when we were kids.

[DownIndaDumpz3]

I dunno. Sounds horrid. I likes my oatmeal thick. Ready brek is the best

[bowenw]

Oatmeal and Cream of Wheat only.

[bowenw]

I understand oat milk is made by putting the left over gruel in a blender and straining it.

[silkjames]

I love my oatmeal I'm jacked from it lol 💪🏽

[NYCQuestions1976]

Uh, no.

[SignedAutographs]

Nope

[Anonymous]

I prefer grool :-)

[jimmy2]

Yuck