What exactly is gruel?!
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Answers: a word that rhymes with cruel.
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Think cream of rice, cream of wheat, grits, polenta, oatmeal, etc. Gruel is just some type of grain cooked in water or milk.
Check out this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruel
I think it's like an Oatmeal.
porridge
I think it was a very watered down version of oats (porridge), but not alot of nourishment left, as it was so watered down. Used to feed poor people in the 'olden days'
It's a thin porridge.
Gruel is a type of preparation consisting of some type of cereal boiled in water or milk. It is similar to porridge, but is more often drunk than eaten.[citation needed] Historically, gruel has often been an important part of the human diet, especially that of the poor. The importance of gruel as a form of sustenance has been lessened in modern times.
Maize gruels were once one of the main food sources for many Mesoamerican peoples, such as the Maya and Aztecs. Atole was a preparation of ground maize that was often flavored with chili, salt and could be drunk both as an important calorie source as well as a refreshing thirst quencher.
In Sweden, gruel is often given to small children, but is rarely eaten among adults.
In the Western world, gruel is remembered as the food of the child labour slaves in Charles Dickens' Industrial Revolution novel, Oliver Twist. The eponymous character asks the master of the workhouse for some more, and is struck a blow to the head for it. Also, in The Simpsons episode "Kamp Krusty", Bart and the other children are forced to eat "Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel" as their only meal, punctuated by the comment "Nine out of ten orphans can't tell the difference."
If I'm not mistaken it's very much like Oatmeal...except they simply cook it in water and don't really do anything else to it. It has a runny consistency and very little flavor.
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