Frumenty
Sign in to saveFrumenty (sometimes frumentee, furmity, fromity, or fermenty) was a popular dish in Western European medieval cuisine. It is a porridge, a thick boiled grain dish—hence its name, which derives from the Latin word frumentum, "grain". It was usually made with creed wheat boiled with either milk or broth and was a peasant staple. More luxurious recipes included eggs, almonds, currants, sugar, saffron, and orange flower water. Frumenty was served with meat as a pottage, traditionally with venison or even porpoise (considered a "fish" and therefore appropriate for Lent). It was also frequently used
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- Frumenty
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- Diners eating frumenty, Bartholomeus Anglicus
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- Frumentee, furmity, fromity, fermenty
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- Pudding
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- Wheat, milk, eggs or broth
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Frumenty (sometimes frumentee, furmity, fromity, or fermenty) was a popular dish in Western European medieval cuisine. It is a porridge, a thick boiled grain dish—hence its name, which derives from the Latin word frumentum, "grain". It was usually made with creed wheat boiled with either milk or broth and was a peasant staple. More luxurious recipes included eggs, almonds, currants, sugar, saffron, and orange flower water. Frumenty was served with meat as a pottage, traditionally with venison or even porpoise (considered a "fish" and therefore appropriate for Lent). It was also frequently used as a subtlety, a dish between courses at a banquet.
==In England== ===History=== Florence White, founder of the English Folk Cookery Association, wrote in Good Things in England (1932) that frumenty is England's "oldest national dish". For several centuries, frumenty was part of the traditional Celtic Christmas meal. According to an 1822 ''Time's Telescope, in Yorkshire, on Christmas Eve:
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