gruelˈgru əl
gruel (n)
English Definitions:
gruel (noun)
a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)
gruel (Noun)
A thin, watery porridge.
Gruel
Gruel is a type of food consisting of some type of cereal—oat, wheat or rye flour, or rice—boiled in water or milk. It is a thinner version of porridge that may be more often drunk than eaten and may not need to be cooked. Historically, gruel—often made from millet, hemp or barley, or in hard times, of chestnut flour and even the less tannic acorns of some oaks—has been a staple of the Western diet, especially for peasants. The importance of gruel as a form of sustenance is especially noted for invalids and for recently weaned children. Hot malted milk is a form of gruel, although manufacturers like Ovaltine and Horlicks avoid calling it gruel, due to the negative associations attached to the word through popular culture like Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist. From a literary, bourgeois, or modern point of view, gruel has often been associated with poverty. Gruel is a colloquial expression of any watery or liquidy food that is of unknown character, e.g., pea soup; soup is derived from sop, the slice of bread which was soaked with broth or thin gruel.
Gruel
Gruel is a food consisting of some type of cereal—such as ground oats, wheat, rye, or rice—heated or boiled in water or milk. It is a thinner version of porridge that may be more often drunk rather than eaten. Historically, gruel has been a staple of the Western diet, especially for peasants. Gruel may be made from millet, hemp, barley, or, in hard times, from chestnut flour or even the less bitter acorns of some oaks. Gruel has historically been associated with feeding the sick and recently weaned children. Gruel is also a colloquial expression for any watery food of unknown character, e.g., pea soup. Gruel has often been associated with poverty, with negative associations attached to the term in popular culture, as in Charles Dickens novels Oliver Twist, and A Christmas Carol.
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