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Darlene

It's beautiful in its simplicity. I would have to keep it hidden though if it were mine. My husband would find it to be just the thing for stirring paint!

Harriet

My mother always used to say that the Scots ate their porridge standing up, and always with salt, not sugar, milk or syrup. I like it with salt myself. I'd love to have a spurtle!

Rebecca

What a wonderful find Karen and I love all the porridge facts. I make it slowly in a cast iron enamelled saucepan, all milk, stirring with a slightly pointed wooden spoon. I eat mine with Demerara sugar and raspberries, the boy has jam and the girl has honey. The husband would rather eat toenail clippings...

Dancing Beastie

My dad followed his own father's advice, insisting that porridge must be eaten with salt, standing up. Consequently I loathed it until I had the good luck to share a student flat with a Canadian friend, who introduced me to the delights of porridge with maple syrup and blueberries. Now it's my favourite winter breakfast.

If you have an Aga or similar, you can make easy porridge by stirring some raw oatmeal into water and/or milk (1 cup oats to 2 liquid) in an open pot and leaving it overnight in the coolest oven. In the morning you have perfect, lump-free porridge with a toasty crust.

Nancy

I have mine with a fistful of broken up walnuts and dried cranberries and milk (love the hot and cold together) - plus, my husband brings it to me in bed - so, there's no standing up involved. Ordinarily, I wouldn't eat it - prefer my cold Cheerios (with same toppings) If I Have to be up (am a late, late-night person). I don't 'do' mornings and my husband worries about my not eating until early or mid-afternoon.

m

I thought of a spurtle but then decided it was probably something to do with your knitting (well, a quick rinse and it could serve double purpose in the afternoon?)
I eat my porridge standing up - probably because I'm rather chaotic in the morning. Sitting down is not encouraged as becomes too tempting to pick up a book.

Lizziemac

Sorry for the late comment, but only just catching up...
I too have a spurtle like this, acquired in 'recent' years.
The one I remember my mother using (to stir the soup mainly, as we didn't really like porridge)was about the same length, but flat. As children, I'm afraid we were often threatened with the spurtle when naughty, but am relieved to say I don't remember the threat being carried out!!!

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