frumenty

[ froo-muh n-tee ]

/ ˈfru mən ti /

a dish of hulled wheat boiled in milk and seasoned with sugar, cinnamon, and raisins.

Also called fur·mi·ty [fur-mi-tee] /ˈfɜr mɪ ti/

Origin of frumenty

1350–1400; Middle English frumentee < Old French, equivalent to frument grain (< Latin frūmentum) + -ee -y³

Can't give you much,—mysterious inward complaint, myself,—can't eat anything but frumenty.

The Long Roll |Mary Johnston
But, to Daoud's relief, Fra Tomasso only shut his eyes and shook his head, his cheeks quivering gently like a bowl of frumenty.

The Saracen: Land of the Infidel |Robert Shea
She said "Come in," wearily, thinking it was the frumenty and the Christmas cakes.

The Peace Egg and Other tales |Juliana Horatia Ewing
But the most important harvest, after gleaning for frumenty, was the blackberries.

Sons and Lovers |David Herbert Lawrence

Frumenty, which is made of wheat boiled in milk was a standing dish at every harvest supper.

Old English Sports |Peter Hampson Ditchfield

frumenty

/ (ˈfruːməntɪ) /

British a kind of porridge made from hulled wheat boiled with milk, sweetened, and spiced

C14: from Old French frumentee, from frument grain, from Latin frūmentum