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	Porridge
		Traditions and myth surround the making of porridge, some say the oatmeal was to be added in batches, some say at the beginning and some say it ought to be added half way through the cooking to produce a nuttier flavour and interesting texture.
		Some say that porridge should be allowed to stand and than be re-heated, others say that it should be made the day before it is to be eaten.
		In older times a 'porridge drawer' in crofters kitchens dressers was filled with fresh cooked porridge and when cold was cut into squares for the crofter to take onto the hills for sustenance.
	www.goldenspurtle.com /porridge.htm (1524 words)

	BBC - Comedy - Porridge
		The character of jailbird Norman Stanley Fletcher was originally conceived for a one-off comedy, Prisoner and Escort, forming one of Ronnie Barker's 1973 season of TV pilots, Seven of One.
		Porridge is probably the classic realisation of the sitcom method of putting characters in a situation where they're trapped with each other.
		Porridge was a show never afraid to throw into the mix scenes of true drama, as Godber and sometimes even Fletcher occasionally struggled to cope with the grind of being stuck behind bars.
	www.bbc.co.uk /comedy/guide/articles/p/porridge_66600460.shtml (579 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Porridge (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Porridge is a simple dish made by boiling oats (normally crushed oats, occasionally oatmeal) or another cereal in water, milk or both.
		Porridge is one of the easiest ways to digest grains or legumes, and is used traditionally in many cultures to nurse the sick back to health.
		Porridge, as Ronnie Barker understood, is a shorthand for punishment, and the culinary poverty of the Scots.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Porridge (3355 words)

	New Statesman - Bee Wilson wades through porridge
		For those who don't like it, just the sight of a used porridge pan soaking in the sink, just the smell of simmering oatmeal, just the sound of it spitting and belching as it cooks and just the associations of the word "claggy" are enough to induce a state of trembling fear.
		She even argues that "cold porridge, disagreeable as it sounds, is actually not unpalatable if carefully made and well salted; it has satisfactory rib-sticking qualities which sustain one until the next meal, even if that is many hours away".
		Scottish porridge should be made rather like polenta, poured evenly into boiling water with the left hand, as the right hand stirs, clockwise, with a special stick known either as a spurtle or a theevil.
	www.newstatesman.com /200211180047 (703 words)

	Traditional Scottish Recipes - Porridge
		Porridge was one of the main ways of eating oats, in days gone by.
		Porridge used to be served with separate bowls of double cream.
		Porridge used to be poured into a "porridge drawer" and, once it had cooled, it could be cut up into slices.
	www.rampantscotland.com /recipes/blrecipe_porridge.htm (334 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Porridge originated from an idea used in a 1973 series, in which Barker starred, called Seven of One.
		The central character of Porridge is Norman Stanley Fletcher, described by his sentencing judge (whose voice was also provided by Ronnie Barker) as "an habitual criminal".
		The last "episode" of Porridge was made in 1979 as a feature film, shot entirely on location and without an audience.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Porridge_(TV_series) (1608 words)

	Porridge
		Porridge (also known in American English as hot cereal), is a simple dish made by boiling oats (normally crushed oats, occasionally oatmeal) or another meal in water, milk or both.
		Porridge, as Ronnie Barker understood, is a shorthand for punishment, and the culinary poverty of the Scots.
		Traditions and myth surround the making of porridge, some say the oatmeal was to be added in batches, some say at the beginning and some say it ought to be added half way through the cooking to produce a nuttier flavour and interesting texture.
	www.martinfrost.ws /htmlfiles/gazette/porridge.html (4747 words)

	A Beautiful Porridge \| The New Homemaker
		Porridge, which also goes by the names stirabout, mush, and the very unappetizing gruel, is any of a number of grains that have been cracked or rolled (steamed and flattened) and then cooked in water or milk until quite soft.
		What makes the porridge my family eats taste better than what you probably remember from childhood is that we don't buy it in boxes and keep it on the shelf for years.
		Congee is a traditional Chinese porridge that's usually made of white rice and is usually served savory, whereas I make ours with brown rice and serve it with butter, a sweetener like honey, sorghum or maple syrup, and possibly milk and dried fruit.
	www.thenewhomemaker.com /beautifulporridge (2122 words)

	NetCooks - Porridge Recipe
		Oatmeal 'scrubs' the bowels; bowel cancer is almost unknown where oatmeal is eaten.
		Porridge is served much runnier in Scotland than elsewhere in Britain, where it is almost paste-like because of using a larger flake oatmeal.
		When porridge is as thick as desired, serve hot.
	www.netcooks.com /recipes/Pasta/Porridge.html (220 words)

	Oatmeal & Porridge
		Stoats Porridge Bars are the world's first chain of mobile porridge bars, and they promote porridge as 'the alternative fuel for the healthy body'.
		Porridge: a stirring story The popularity of porridge is on the riser from a murky past to its popularity as a healthy food and the opening of a porridge bar in Edinburgh, by Alistair McKay, The Scotsman.
		Porridge is the new fast food, more on the Stoats Porridge Bars, but 'when it comes to stirring the owner pays little heed to old wives' tales which recommend using only wooden spurtles'.
	www.seafoamwoodturning.com /Sites_I_Like/oatmeal_porridge.htm (936 words)

	Stoats Porridge Bars...fresh flavoured porridge and tasty organic oat products
		Stoats Porridge Bars are the world's first chain of mobile porridge bars.
		We make Stoats porridge using the best Scottish organic oats and serve with a choice of eight flavours, including the classic Cranachan - raspberries, single cream, honey and sweet toasted oats.
		We also make Stoats porridge oat bars, chunky, natural and mighty tasty....order for delivery from our online shop or buy from retailers listed here.
	www.stoatsporridgebars.co.uk (421 words)

	About Porridge - The unofficial homepage of the BBC TV comedy Porridge and its sequel, Going Straight (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Porridge was a sitcom created by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais and was originally broadcast on the BBC in the 1970s.
		Serving time in Prison is known as "doing porridge" referring to the traditional breakfast dish commonly served in British prisons in times passed.
		One unusual aspect of Porridge was the fact that there was not theme tune at the beginning.
	www.porridge.org.uk /about.html (361 words)

	Chapter10
		To prepare 20% rice porridge, 60 g of rice flour was mixed thoroughly with 300 ml of water in a glass beaker, heated in a boiling-water bath to reach a temperature of 100 °C, and cooked for about 15 minutes with occasional stirring.
		Khichuri, a traditional porridge, was prepared by mixing 20 g of rice flour, 6 g of lentils, 3 g of oil, and 0.5 g of salt in sufficient water, and heating in a boiling-water bath for 15 minutes with occasional stirring.
		Fifty grams of rice porridge with or without ARF was placed in separate beakers, and 1 ml of a bacterial suspension containing a bacterial inoculum of 103 organisms per milliliter was added to each beaker and mixed.
	www.unu.edu /unupress/food/8F153e/8F153E0p.htm (1338 words)

	The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today
		The 64-year-old Muslim explained that the porridge is served every Ramadhan in a tradition that has been handed down through the generations since the arrival of an Indian Muslim community -- called the Koja -- in the city that settled in Pekojan area.
		The porridge, is being served for breaking the fast at Pekojan Jami' mosque on Pertolongan street, a trading center for sewing machines.
		The difference between the local version of rice porridge and the Indian one is that the later is spicier, with rice, coconut milk, laurel leaves, ginger, lemon grass, cinnamon, carrots, celery and seasoning.
	www.thejakartapost.com /yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20061005.G08 (541 words)

	Porridge Information
		Porridge is a simple dish made by boiling oats (normally crushed oats, occasionally oatmeal) or another meal in water, milk or both.
		Porridge is one of the easiest ways to digest grains or legumes, and is used traditionally in many cultures to nurse the sick back to health.
		It is standard in some cultures to eat a bowl of porridge the day after a night of communal heavy drinking such as New Year.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Porridge (757 words)

	Bowling them over
		In the West, porridge usually means boiled oatmeal, but the corresponding "zhou" in China mostly refers to rice congee.
		Rice porridge used to be too ordinary to put on a restaurant menu, unless the establishment was very cheap.
		Eat the rice porridge with fish fillet, spinach porridge, or rice porridge with Cantonese barbeque pork.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /citylife/2006-12/08/content_753744.htm (644 words)

	Cereal Killer: Porridge Clothing - DailyCandy
		Porridge, a new line of tees, tanks, skirts, and dresses is (pardon the pun) the tastiest of all.
		A playful mix of color, fabric, and styles, the designs are lightweight and summery — perfect for walks in the woods (or for entertaining a big bad wolf).
		Porridge clothing won’t break the bank, either — feel free to fill the fashion pantry with abandon.
	www.dailycandy.com /article.jsp?ArticleId=23405&city=6 (156 words)

	Porridge
		Porridge for Parkinson's, a breakfast event themed around the most unlikely of party foods, will warm-up communities across the country in the next few months, combining a tongue-in-cheek reverence for rib-sticking oatmeal with a drive to raise thousands of dollars to address a neurological disorder affecting as many as 100,000 Canadians.
		Borrowing the low-cost porridge idea from a local church fundraising breakfast -- and attracted by the catchy alliteration of the Porridge for Parkinson's name -- the couple tentatively sent out invites for their first event last year.
		Porridge for Parkinson's is a great idea because it's at the right time of day for sufferers and it's also fun -- even for those who don't like porridge," said Mr.
	www3.telus.net /johnlee/porridge.html (1117 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Porridge (Site not responding. Last check: )
		porridge The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology...
		porridge Oatmeal cooked in water or milk as a breakfast dish; originally Scottish.
		DOING PORRIDGE; Why the dish has been ditched from our prisons The Government last week revealed that prisoners no longer do porridge, sparking fears for the future of an age-old breakfast dish.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Porridge (590 words)

	PORRIDGE
		Porridge has always been a mainstay of the Scots, and is the subject for our column this issue.
		Porridge was traditionally eaten with a horn spoon, rather than a metal one, which could become rather hot.The traditional "brochan" bowl was made of hardwood.
		Ex: "Why do ye no sup yer parritch?"..."I dinna like them...." To me, speaking of porridge in the plural seems a bit like the royal "we"; perhaps it is the way that the Highlanders expressed their respect for this dish - a major mainstay of the people.
	www.historichighlanders.com /porridge.htm (453 words)

	Eating China - Taiwan Rice Porridge (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For the rest of the population rice porridge served with a selection of mostly pungently flavoured side dishes, used to be the standard breakfast.
		These days though, rice porridge has somewhat fallen by the wayside in the wake of greater choice and busier lifestyles - it does not lend itself well to take-a-away or a quick clandestine gobble in the office.
		These days, she eats rice porridge only occasionally but always with delight, especially as there is now much more than pickled cucumber to complement it.
	www.eatingchina.com /blog/rice-porridge.htm (641 words)

	Grimm 103: Sweet Porridge
		The girl took the pot home to her mother, and now they were freed from their poverty and hunger, and ate sweet porridge as often as they chose.
		One time when the girl had gone out, her mother said, "Little pot, cook." And it did cook, and she ate until she was full, and then she wanted the pot to stop cooking, but did not know the word.
		So it went on cooking and the porridge rose over the edge, and still it cooked on until the kitchen and whole house were full, and then the next house, and then the whole street, just as if it wanted to satisfy the hunger of the whole world.
	www.pitt.edu /~dash/grimm103.html (392 words)

	Red Cross Red Crescent - News
		Later their teacher announces that their food is ready and that they should queue up for porridge.
		They sit outside under a tree to eat the porridge with their fingers.
		Yohane Chabwera, age six, centre, says he is still hungry after eating porridge distributed at his childcare centre.
	www.ifrc.org /docs/news/05/05111501/index.asp (915 words)

	vegancooking: Vroooom! Porridge
		A bowl of porridge (which tends to be known as oatmeal in the USA) is a truly excellent way to start the day, especially in cold weather.
		Besides being sweet, porridge is also best if it's made a bit creamy by the addition of something with a bit of fat in it, which also adds to its satiety.
		Porridge can also be made with other things besides oats: rice porridge is called congee by the Chinese, and served with meat and other savoury additions; barley porridge was once popular, and I have heard of a kind of porridge being made out of hemp seeds.
	community.livejournal.com /vegancooking/2195408.html (1139 words)

	Rice is very nice at Porridge King - Examiner.com
		Among the tasty dishes on the menu at Porridge King are, clockwise from top left, braised beef brisket, Sampan’s porridge (with seafood, pork, pig skin and peanuts), roasted duck, clay pot of braised pork and oyster, and fried rice with taro, preserved pork and Chinese sausage.
		Porridge King, a cheerfully efficient congee house in a happening Asian shopping center, makes an excellent one with preserved pork and salted egg ($5.50).
		At Porridge King, a little saucer of fried wonton bits and cilantro leaves totally transforms preserved vegetable and clam porridge ($5.50) — a Cantonese version of clam chowder.
	www.examiner.com /printa-468700~Rice_is_very_nice_at_Porridge_King.html (648 words)

	The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today
		In many regions, such thick rice porridge is served for the breaking of the fast during the holy month of Ramadhan with specific side dishes.
		It is called bubur Suro and is a rather thick porridge served with chicken curry sauce called opor ayam and a handful of delima, or pomegranates.
		A sweet bubur that restores energy is bubur sumsum from Central Java, made from rice flour and served with a sauce of thick melted brown sugar from the round aren palm variety and screwpine leaves.
	www.thejakartapost.com /yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20060625.G02 (1030 words)

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