"Phred" > wrote in message
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> In article >, "Linda" > wrote:
>>I make porridge for my toddler every morning - (just straight water and
>>oats - quite bland but she likes it that way) and 12 hours later she just
>>went and had some more of it after it sitting out on the table all day. I
>>would imagine it would still be fine healthwise if a little rubbery as
>>there's no milk or anything in it, but DH is concerned. I can't seem to
>>find anything helpful online about it - anyone know if porridge goes off?
>
> Depends on the ambient temperature. :-)
>
> I may have mentioned this before, but why not again... ;-)
>
> A Scottish mate of mine often talks of his boyhood in Scotland decades
> ago. One of his tales concerns Scottish porridge. It seems there is
> a tradition there (in some parts at least) where you make a big batch
> of the brew and pour it into a drawer in the sideboard where it
> solidifies and can then be eaten over following days by simply slicing
> a piece off the congealed mass as the mood takes you. (I must ask him
> if they bother to reheat it.)
>
> Cheers, Phred.
>
> --
> LID
>
My Great Grandfather talked of the same tradition, in Central Missouri -
they would make a mess of grits, and pour it into a drawer where it would
solidify. The following day, his mum would slice it up and fry it. That,
with a spoonful of "coal oil" - whatever the hell that is - would fill their
bellies.
HH