Originally Posted by
biminiblue 
Well, I have a question -
What is "peas porridge"?
Remember that old nursery rhyme? "Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old"?
...and who keeps porridge of any kind for nine days?
p.s. Gruel sounds Medieval.
Hey BB,
This will explain it better than I could.
Pease pudding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Only the English would do something like keep it for nine days.
I can feel saoutchick's eyes on me as I type this.
But where is your allegiance - gruel or porridge?
Cheers,
ZAB