The Three Bears

[njjen3953]

It's a sunny morning in the big forest and the Bear family is just
waking up.

Baby Bear goes downstairs and sits in his small chair at the table.
He looks into his small bowl. It is empty!

"Who's been eating my porridge?!" he squeaks.

Daddy Bear arrives at the table and sits in his big chair. He looks
into his big bowl. It is also empty!

"Who's been eating my porridge?!" he roars.

Mummy Bear puts her head through the serving hatch from the kitchen
and screams: "For Heaven's sake, how many times do we have to go
through this? I haven't even started making the damn porridge yet!"

 

[qjakal]

Educational Info

Porridge
The Scottish Dish!

1/4 cup medium oatmeal
1 cup water
pinch of salt



To Scots, porridge is the Scottish dish. It is weighed down with traditions; to cook, it must be stirred clockwise with the right hand, using a spurtle or theevil; a straight round wooden stick like a wooden spoon with half one side of the spoon cut off. It must be eaten standing up, from a birchwood bowl with a horn spoon with separate milk or cream bowls into which each spoonful is dipped. Salt may be added, but not sugar (styled an English affectation). Many Highland people sprinkle raw oatmeal on top of each bowlful to help it 'stick to the stomach', to lengthen the time until one has to eat again. Oatmeal 'scrubs' the bowels; bowel cancer is almost unknown where oatmeal is eaten. To make porridge creamier, cook with half water, half milk. Porridge is served much runnier in Scotland than elsewhere in Britain, where it is almost paste-like because of using a larger flake oatmeal.

Boil water in a saucepan until bubbling. Add oatmeal in constant stream with left hand while stirring with right. Continue stirring while bringing back to boil to avoid sticking. Once boiling, pull half off heat, cover, simmer very gently for about 10 minutes. Add salt, stir in, cover again, simmer very gently for about another 10 minutes. When porridge is as thick as desired, serve hot.

 

[TicklingDuo]

Yuk.....I think I would rather eat Haggis!😛


Drew😉