▲ 373 ▼ Or maybe stew? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world [M] to c/tenforward@lemmy.world 69 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) I would say it's much closer to gruel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruel Although soup, stew and gruel are all supposed to be cooked before eaten. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] underwire212@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) One could argue that cereal is precooked permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago It's definitely pre-cooked. But I think the precursor to modern boxed cereal is not gruel but rather breaking up something like a biscuit, cornbread, etc into a bowl of milk. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago One could also classify most if not all boxed cereals as desserts with the amount of sugar in them. I stick to just plain oatmeal with unsweetened almond milk. permalink fedilink source parent [–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago I put dry cereal in the microwave for a few seconds, then add cinnamon, then cold milk. Changed my life. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] underwire212@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) One could argue that cereal is precooked permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago It's definitely pre-cooked. But I think the precursor to modern boxed cereal is not gruel but rather breaking up something like a biscuit, cornbread, etc into a bowl of milk. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago One could also classify most if not all boxed cereals as desserts with the amount of sugar in them. I stick to just plain oatmeal with unsweetened almond milk. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago It's definitely pre-cooked. But I think the precursor to modern boxed cereal is not gruel but rather breaking up something like a biscuit, cornbread, etc into a bowl of milk. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago One could also classify most if not all boxed cereals as desserts with the amount of sugar in them. I stick to just plain oatmeal with unsweetened almond milk. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago I put dry cereal in the microwave for a few seconds, then add cinnamon, then cold milk. Changed my life. permalink fedilink source parent
