frumenty

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Alongside meat, people ate pies, puddings and frumenty – a sweet porridge made with wheat, eggs, milk and sugar.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024

As soon as I was asked, I caused hot frumenty to be brought and offered to the ascetic.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

"And we are going to have real frumenty and Yule cakes, such as Mamma used to tell us of when we were abroad."

From The Peace Egg and Other tales by Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty

"And we are going to have real frumenty and Yule cakes, such as mamma used to tell us of when we were abroad."

From A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others by Schayer, Julia Thompson von Stosch

Here, as in the case of the Yorkshire frumenty, the eating has a distinctly ceremonial character.

From Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Miles, Clement A.