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Marthe48

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4. I've read the term pottage

Reply to Warpy (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 27, 2023, 05:09 PM

Jan 2023

and you could describe my Mom's version of barley soup as pottage. My son-in-law called it gruel. lol Seriously, it is thick enough to eat with a fork. When my Mom made soup, she'd throw all of the leftovers into the pot. And she'd keep adding to the pot for several days. I would eat it when it was fresh, like the first day or so, but then, no thanks. She lived to be 87, so it probably wasn't harmful. :/

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Making a pot of barley soup and lemon bars [View all] Marthe48 Jan 2023 OP

I do a lentil and barley soup with sausage, an old family recipe. Also very thick. niyad Jan 2023 #1

Yummy Pachamama Jan 2023 #2

Call it a pottage, since that's how you're making it Warpy Jan 2023 #3

I've read the term pottage Marthe48 Jan 2023 #4

And if unexpected company came, she'd water the stew Warpy Jan 2023 #5

My parents owned a grocery store Marthe48 Jan 2023 #6