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

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.

The general helped his guest to cornbread and himself began upon frumenty.

From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary

My hunger was appeased: I lay, intent upon the gleam Of arms that      in the frumenty were buried bracelet high.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I by Payne, John

May luck attend the milking-pail, Yule logs and cakes in plenty be, May each blow of the thrashing-flail Produce good frumenty.

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