Dexam 28cm Wooden Porridge Spirtle/Stirrer

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My grandfather scooped a hot spoon of porridge in his left hand and poured a little of the milk from the jug with his right. Adaptable - Not only can you adapt it with the different toppings, but you can add a few different things in to the porridge itself. More on that below. Established in 2011, Hungry Healthy Happy has become one of the UK's most popular food blogs, with two successful recipe books published. A spoon with a hole in it, or even one with slots in it, would also be very effective at destroying lumps. She added: “Oats are the flower of our Scottish soil and through that magic cauldron the porridge pot Scottish oatmeal has been transmuted through the centuries into Scottish brains and brawn.” Salt or sugar?

Based on form and function, the spurtle also appears in other contexts in Scottish use of language: For example, someone with thin legs is called “spurtle-legged” or one complains about a “spurtle-shot” when one feels side stings.

Wood that is exposed to high heat and moisture is very likely to warp, splinter and break over time. The water, high temperatures and length of a dishwasher cycle can seriously damage your wood cutting boards. Why can’t you put pans in the dishwasher? When a man not normally attracted to other men feels so out alpha-ed upon learning that another man has slept with one of his previous conquests that he offers him up sexually to the second man. They have been judged and we will award the virtual Golden Spurtle as a prize on the 10th of October which is World Porridge Day. What’s a spurtle? The Scots, who claim the authorship of the porridge, use a special kitchen utensil called “spurtle” to stir the porridge, which has been handed down since the 15th century. A spurtle is a stirrer made from wood. Preference is given to spurtles made of beech, maple or cherry wood. What kind of wood is the spurtle made of?

The argument for using salt is that it is a test of Scottishness and it is only the Sassenachs who would put sugar on their porridge! World Porridge Championships Honey - You don't have to add this, and you could add it as a topping, but we like a little bit of honey cooked in to it. Honey could be swapped for maple syrup if you wanted to keep it vegan. You put that down in front of anybody and they can do what they like with it – they can add sugar, they can honey, they can add molasses, but the making of the dish is porridge, salt and water – nothing more.”The virtual competition is the best we could do under the circumstances I think. It’s a pretty reasonable entry.