frumenty
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From Old French frumentee, from frument (“grain”), from Latin frūmentum.
[edit] Noun
frumenty (plural frumenties)
- A porridge made by boiling hulled wheat, typically with additional ingredients such as milk, egg yolks, and/or almond milk, traditionally served with venison or porpoise. Frumenty was often the first dish on the menu of a medieval English feast.