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
The ascetic then caused thy mother, whose body was smeared over with frumenty, to be yoked unto a car without any delay.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
O son, why didst thou not smear that frumenty on the soles of thy feet as well?
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
"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 Julia Thompson von Stosch Schayer
At first, the reciter, clad in good robes and smeared with perfumed paste, should, O king, be duly fed with honey and frumenty of the best kind.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
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