Sliced porridge? 23 March 2011 at 11:25AM edited 29 March 2011 at 7:14PM in Old Style MoneySaving 47 replies 22.2K views

ceridwen

aliasojo wrote: »

Does it not just kinda crumble when you cut into it once it's set? Sounds like another good alternative, thanks.

Not that I've found:D

Cooked couscous goes very clidgy if left to itself - and thats just what you want in those circumstances. Just give it a bit of a helping hand by pushing it down firmly into whatever you are using as a mould and it will harden up nicely.

(To me these days - said mould is likely to consist of one of those flexible silicon baking thingies. You could always make individual little cake-ettes by using silicon cupcake thingies as moulds.)

purplerose

My granny used to take a slice of porridge on her way to work too, never tried it myself.

cooking-mama

:rotfl:im pretty sure the porridge drawer was an urban myth(a bit like the wild hairy mountain haggis),i remember a story in the Broons book one year(Scottish cartoon book) where Paw Broon made the porridge too thick,poured it into a drawer,let it set and they ate it in slices.:rotfl:

aliasojo

cooking-mama wrote: »

:rotfl:im pretty sure the porridge drawer was an urban myth...

http://news.scotsman.com/opinion/A-slice-of-porridge-has.2746336.jp

You telling me there's no hairy haggis?! :eek:

cooking-mama

aliasojo wrote: »

http://news.scotsman.com/opinion/A-slice-of-porridge-has.2746336.jp

You telling me there's no hairy haggis?! :eek:

Oh thanks,maybe the porridge drawer was true then...couldny get porridge in drawers where i grew up...the youngest weans slept in them:rotfl:

PS,Nessie ate all the wild hairy haggis's.;)

indebtinsussex

ive seen it mentioned on here and whilst watching hugh last night talking about breakfast, I thought porridge in a drawer could be an ideal solution for dh, as he leaves for work at 6.30 each morning.

also is it really kept in a drawer?

custardy

why is getting porridge ready for a 0630 start hard?
takes a few minutes in the microwave
I make up my lunch,coffee and breakfast for leaving as early as 0230

indebtinsussex

sorry was trying to sort out a baby at the same time, meant to say hes not normally in the mood for breakfast at that time, however about 8ish is when he gets hungry and working on a building site the whole day theres not many facilities for them to use, as he loves porridge I thought this would have been a good alternative for him

mummyroysof3

would it keep in a food flask?

indebtinsussex

mummyroysof3 wrote: »

would it keep in a food flask?

didnt even think of that!!! will see if we have small flasks now!