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October 10 – World Porridge Day

nPostednon October 10, 2013

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nCelebratenScotland’s traditional national dish!

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nFindnout what the three bears and Goldilocks knew!

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nAndnhelp feed needy children in the poorest places of the world!

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nInnever knew that there was such a thing as a World Porridge MakingnContest, but there is, and it is held in a Scottish village callednCarrbridge. n

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nInnever knew that there was such a charity as Mary’s Meals, but there is, and it worksnto provide one meal a day to poor children in various nations of the world.

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nThe town of Carrbridge and Mary’s Meals have teamed up to give usnthis special day. Check out the official website, and considernhosting your own porridge-making contest or porridge-based breakfast,nand donating the monies raised to Mary’s Meals.

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nDidnyou know…

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  • nItn costs just $10 (U.S. Dollars, around 6 pounds or 7 euros) to feed an child in Malawi tasty maize-based porridge. If you think that $10 isn quite a lot of money for a bowl of porridge – that’s how much itn costs for a bowl of porridge every day FOR A YEAR!

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  • nPorridgen usually means a bowl of crushed oats boiled in water, milk, or both.n It is usually served hot, and it is often sweetened with sugar. Soundn familiar? In the U.S., it is generally called oatmeal.

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  • nPorridgen can be made from other grains and legumes, such as rice, wheat,n barley, corn, or peasemeal. Some people even eat thick potaton porridge!

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  • nGrueln is similar to porridge, but it is made with water only (no milk),n and it is thin rather than thick. Which I guess means more water,n fewer oats. No wonder “gruel” doesn’t sound as yummy asn “porridge.”

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nHerenare ten recipes for porridge. What yummy-sounding breakfasts for coldnmornings! 

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nHerenis a nursery rhyme about Pease Porridge (porridge made from crushed dried peas). 

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nHerenis a reallynold movie version of the Goldilocks story—in which porridge plays ancrucial part! 

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nAlsonon this date:

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nDoublenTen Day in Taiwan

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