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I often have porridge for breakfast, but the thought of adding sugar makes me feel sick. I tried it once.

As most Scots will agree, it should have salt added and I prefer quite a lot.

Another thing that the old Scots used to do (I don't mean old Scots like you May; I mean Scots of old) was to eat some then let the rest dry out, pack it away and then take the dried solid porridge out to eat on a journey, just like a biscuit I suppose.

Scots are canny, as we all know, and even more tight-fisted than Yorkshire people.

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I often have porridge for breakfast made with oatmeal (preferably pin head, not rolled oats) and water with salt and ground black pepper. The oatmeal is soaked in the water over night. Adding sugar or fruit is a no no for me.

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I love hot cereal. Oatmeal, oat bran, cream of wheat and even grits. Yum yum yum.

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After years of going to Butlins Holiday Camps as a child I prefer my porridge watery rather than thick.

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My husband loved porridge--but that was the only thing I refused to cook for him--cooked eels, tongue, all kinds of offal-stuffed hearts, pike---but could not bring myself to cook porridge !!!

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Oh Mariana!!!...Porridge..lovely..offal..awful...You' d never get Me to eat or cook liver or any kind of offal....makes Me feel sick just thinking about it

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Porridge is supposed to be good at lowering cholesterol.

I do mine in the microwave.

Porridge with soya milk for a minute and a half, then add a blob of honey.
Sometimes I add a bit of fruit too.

yummmm



Oh and if you don't fancy eating it, you can use it as a face pack or wash your hands (or other body parts) in it

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I love my porridge, can't start the day without it. Made with soya milk as I am dairy intolerant, then a good shaking of cinnamon and some cold soya milk....gorgeous. Very occasionally I might feel a need for sweetness, so would drizzle over some maple syrup.

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I make my porridge by making a protein shake with skimmed milk and water, adding it to a bowl of oats and putting it in the microwave for two minutes. Blob of jam. Devour. Tasty.

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I make it occasionally, but it does nothing for me and an hour or so later I'm hungry. On the other hand, if I make a full English fry up (again, not often) it keeps me full for hours. I've added honey, a banana, nuts, cinnamon to porridge to try and improve it but to me it's just glutinous paste.