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'''Porridge''' was, as the [[Fifth Doctor]] explained to [[Nyssa]], "a dish made from [[oatmeal]] or another [[cereal]], cooked in [[water]] to a thick consistency". He added that it was "very nourishing", and noted that while some liked to have [[sugar]] with it, he preferred a dash of [[salt]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Empire of Death (novel)|Empire of Death]]'') It had the same energy signature as [[Kryon radiation]], much to the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s annoyance. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ripper's Curse (comic story)|Ripper's Curse]]'')
'''Porridge''', also known as '''gruel''', ([[PROSE]]: [[The Shape on the Chair (short story)|''The Shape on the Chair'']]) was "a dish made from [[oatmeal]] or another [[cereal]], cooked in [[water]] to a thick consistency". The [[Fifth Doctor]] told [[Nyssa]] that it was "very nourishing", and noted that while some liked to have [[sugar]] with porridge, he preferred a dash of [[salt]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Empire of Death (novel)|Empire of Death]]'') It had the same energy signature as [[Kryon radiation]], much to the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s annoyance. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ripper's Curse (comic story)|Ripper's Curse]]'')


[[Alan Turing]] once compared the [[human]] [[brain]] to eight pounds of cold porridge in terms of consistency. The comparison had put [[Rachel Jensen]] off porridge for good. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
[[Alan Turing]] once compared the [[human]] [[brain]] to eight pounds of cold porridge in terms of consistency. The comparison had put [[Rachel Jensen]] off porridge for good. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
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[[Iris Wildthyme]] served the [[Verger (Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost)|verger]] porridge and [[treacle]] one morning inside the [[Celestial Omnibus]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost (short story)|Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost]]'')
[[Iris Wildthyme]] served the [[Verger (Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost)|verger]] porridge and [[treacle]] one morning inside the [[Celestial Omnibus]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost (short story)|Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost]]'')
[[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] both ordered porridge with [[milk]] and [[sugar]] for their [[breakfast]]s while staying at ''[[Fox Inn (Tulloch)|The Fox Inn]]'' in [[Tulloch]]. The [[Fourth Doctor]] insisted that his porridge have just a little salt, a taste he had acquired during the [[Jacobite Rising|Jacobite rebellion]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster (novelisation)}})
After he was rescued from ''[[Space Station Camera]]'', [[Jamie McCrimmon]] ordered porridge from [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]'s [[food machine]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (novelisation)}})


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Latest revision as of 16:26, 26 October 2024

Porridge

Porridge, also known as gruel, (PROSE: The Shape on the Chair) was "a dish made from oatmeal or another cereal, cooked in water to a thick consistency". The Fifth Doctor told Nyssa that it was "very nourishing", and noted that while some liked to have sugar with porridge, he preferred a dash of salt. (PROSE: Empire of Death) It had the same energy signature as Kryon radiation, much to the Eleventh Doctor's annoyance. (COMIC: Ripper's Curse)

Alan Turing once compared the human brain to eight pounds of cold porridge in terms of consistency. The comparison had put Rachel Jensen off porridge for good. (PROSE: Remembrance of the Daleks)

The Wirrn mucous that was used as a food source for human colonists on the Nerva Beacon was jokingly referred to as "forage porridge". (AUDIO: Wirrn Isle)

The Tenth Doctor was a particular fan of porridge from Edinburgh in 1807, calling it a "fine vintage". (PROSE: Wetworld)

The Prison served porridge to its prisoners. On one occasion the Twelfth Doctor gave his porridge to Lafcardio. (PROSE: The Blood Cell)

Iris Wildthyme served the verger porridge and treacle one morning inside the Celestial Omnibus. (PROSE: Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost)

Sarah Jane Smith and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart both ordered porridge with milk and sugar for their breakfasts while staying at The Fox Inn in Tulloch. The Fourth Doctor insisted that his porridge have just a little salt, a taste he had acquired during the Jacobite rebellion. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster (novelisation)"])

After he was rescued from Space Station Camera, Jamie McCrimmon ordered porridge from the TARDIS's food machine. (PROSE: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (novelisation)"])