ZaBoozer

Ta m, I will post a snippet or two. Then you can see why I needed help.

Della1968

What a great thread! I don't know what porridge or gruel are though??

ZaBoozer

Ta a lot Della, much appreciated. I will post a snippet from my book in the next post. Lets see if you understand then?

Cheers,

ZAB

ZaBoozer

Right all, now do I use porridge or gruel and do you understand what I am talking about.

The day at the crèche would start off with my mom dropping me off and having a chat with the caretakers (a middle aged couple) to ensure that I had not caused too much sh*t the day before. If there was indeed a huge sh*t lingering from the previous day, I would find out all about it that evening. My mom never ever forgot. Inside I would go and greet all my friends and foes. Before any playing could be got to, we had to eat breakfast. This would either be mielie pap, a ground maize porridge or maltabella, a porridge made from malted grain sorghum. Both these dishes were adorned with copious amounts of sugar; butter and milk. The accompanying drink would always be very sweet, milky tea. The energy and strength one gained from these dishes is quite unbelievable.

Della1968

Porridge.....

ZaBoozer

Haha Della, so now you know what porridge is?

saoutchik

Porridge

Does Gruel actually exist outside of Charles Dickinson novels?

When it comes to housing Zab nothing is cheap in the UK - Victorian or otherwise

Worth looking into opening up those fireplaces Martina - all those property shows seem to think it adds value.

Your fireplace is really impressive Zab - makes winter tolerable

CaseyW

Gruel.*


*I've always been a bit of a contrarian. Congrats on day 49!

ZaBoozer

Haha saoutchick,

It is difficult to explain porridge to our American English brethren.

I know, the last holiday in Switzerland was bad enough, even though we had accommodation.

Ta mate, but our winters are nowhere near as cold as yours., but ambiance matters.

ZaBoozer

Casey, I am with you. I also like the word.

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.

ZaBoozer

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

biminiblue

Porridge porridge porridge

Gruel sounds Medieval - therefore no.

ZaBoozer

Ok, ok, ok BB. I get your preference for porridge.

martina12

Gruel sounds well gruelling?

ZaBoozer

Haha m, it does doesn't it? I take it you're in the porridge camp then?

martina12

Yep I'm in the porridge camp Zab...I'm also out of here for a few days camping so will miss our daily chit chats but will look forward to seeing you again in a few days...keep your pecker up Zab we are in this together

ZaBoozer

M, I know you're a lady and all, but really? Keep your pecker up?

Just as an aside - are you the "real" M (from James Bond)?

martina12

I really did LOL!

Well here in the UK keeping your pecker up is the same as saying 'stiff upper chin and all that'

and yes of course I am the real M who else would I be?

I am determined to get the car loaded up despite being side-lined by the shenanigans of this thread I am going into the wilds Mr Z...

ZaBoozer

Hey M, I hope you blushed there.

I know what it could mean, but I have also read the phrase "he had his pecker shot off" many times. And the poor bloke could never have children ever again.

Haha, as long as you are not sending us to shoot someone's pecker off, M.

I am now worried about you going into the wild woods and all with young children. You never know with the stiff upper chin and all.

You must enjoy the camping though