[Sca-cooks] Re: cold cereal and milk

[Sue Clemenger]

Of course it doesn't.  And I didn't say it did.  It might, however, have a
considerable impact on whether a given individual thought something to be a
"natural progression."  I was *trying* to make the point that coming from
different initial points of view might affect (strongly or weakly) the
desired or expected outcome.
--Maire

----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Decker" <t.d.decker at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Re: cold cereal and milk


> I assumed a cereal porridge.  And I happen to prefer my oatmeal with milk
or
> cream.  But our personal likes and dislikes have nothing to do with the
> historical precedent.
>
> I can make a case for porridge prepared with milk or cream, but I haven't
> found much to show that porridge was served with milk or cream.  As for
the
> idea of milk toast, interesting, but closer to sops rather than boiled
meal.
>
> Bear
>
>
>
> > And what about those of us who don't put milk on it <<shudder>>,
assuming
> > that by saying "porridge," she means "oatmeal or similar, cooked cereal
> > grains?"
> > I put butter/margarine on mine.  On very rare occasions, maybe cream.
But
> > milk, never.  Ick. ;o)
> > All this of course, suggests (at least to me and mine) that there
*isn't*
> > a
> > natural progression from hot cereals with milk to cold cereals with
milk.
> > --Maire, playing along (but I really don't like oatmeal-and-milk)