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Old 01-08-2010, 06:38 AM   #12
DanaC
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Gruel was what the thin porridge/broth was called in 18th/19th century England. Made famous by Oliver Twist it was a staple of the workhouse diet. It had a few other names, that i can't recall now, that were more commonly used in workhouse dietaries.
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