Making Ancient Irish Porridge
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2024
- This porridge recipe, (recipe is below) comes from Dian Cecht, the healing god of the Tuatha dé Danaan, an ancient race of people who became the Fairies of Ireland.
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Dian Cecht was a healer and a surgeon and was renowned for creating a silver prosthetic arm for Nuada, the king who had been injured in battle. He used food, herbs, enchantments and a sacred well in his healing work. This porridge was said to cure 14 different disorders of the stomach as well as helping to heal sore throats, colds and removal of phlegm. Here is the recipe:-
Organic Oat groats, soaked overnight or for a couple of hours at least.
Alternatively use Oat flakes/rolled Oats.
Collect some Dandelion leaves, Chickweed, Sorrel and Hazel buds. I also added some Hazel catkins.
Simmer the porridge in milk and water - to suit your own taste - and then add the fresh chopped herbs. When the herbs have simmered in the porridge for 5 mins or so, the porridge is ready.
Enjoy with some honey.
The herbs are all beneficial to the digestive system as they are cooling, soothing, demulcent, encourage enzymes, improve bile flow and cleanse the blood.
As spring time progresses you could add fresh Cleavers and Nettles. For a more savoury porridge you could add wild Garlic.
Do let me know if you try this recipe.
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Its funny, I live waaaay cross the oceans in Eastern Canada and my Acadian French mother used to always make "gruel" for us when we were sick. It was oatmeal, cooked with fresh cows milk and brown sugar and cinnamon. She gave it to us in a cup and it was thinner than the bowel of porridge we usually ate. We just thought it was a treat because of the cinnamon and in a fancy cup. :)
Clever woman, giving you food as medicine and making it a treat 😊
We have a friend who's in his eighties and when he was young he was in taking part in the Olympic games in the team for NZ. He's still very fit. I asked him what's his secret and he said he's eating this kind of porridge every morning.
Not surprised - when we are fit and active and dealing appropriately with stress, we can remain fit and healthy xx
It's a wonderful recipe, i will be cooking this often! Such a blessing that your bees have gifted you with honey. I share mine with family & neighbors. It is truly a gift.
Well, here in America, we tend to say: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” But in Ireland and in Scotland, people might say: “Oatmeal a day keeps the doctor away.” 😊
As an American, I was raised with sweet porridge/oatmeal. But as an American who lives in the Deep South, I was also raised on grits, made from hominy corn, which tends to be more savory & often has ingredients like cheese, red-eyed gravy or butter & herbs, added. This region was also the area where many Irish & Scots who immigrated to the US settled. I wonder if the savory flavors of our grits may have been, in some part, a result of these immigrants replicating the savory taste of ancient porridge. We also used chickweed & dandelion in many of our recipes. I am definitely going to try to make some porridge in the ancient Irish way. Thank you for sharing this little bit of culinary history with us! Have a wonderful day!
Mmm. The Savoury recipes sound delicious
@@DanusIrishHerbGardenyes they also put cheese on it. I was raised in New Jersey and we never had grits. I’ve only tried it a few times in my life.
I tried grits ... shuddering at the memory even 23 years later.
No matter what troubles I wake up to, they all disappear whilst I'm watching your videos. Calming and soooo informative. You are an inspiring girl! Thank you x
Wow! I am honoured. thank you for letting me know. I hope your troubles are all small ones xx
Thank You for Your Sunday Blessings to All of Your followers.
Blessings to you too xx
Ah, lovely to see an English woman spreading Irish culture. Ireland is such a welcoming place.
I'm not English
Nice to see real food and gratitude to the givers ❤😊.
That is very proper and grounding.
Thank you for your spirit of sharing the wholesome goodness that is still here on God's green Earth
Glad you liked it xx
Good morning dear terri, oh I am so pleased to see you today, happy Sunday, whatever you do today xxxx,😊
Good morning! Hope all is well with you Hetty xx
I like the idea of adding herbs into the porridge. 14 stomach alignments, plus cold symptoms, wow, love that. I add honey to a lot of my food too.
Wow thank you I’ve seen you thrash home grow oats. Here in USA we can get mcanns Irish oats. So now I’ll make your recipe. We eat porridge here with real maple syrup.vikki New York
Love from the Netherlands 💚
Thank you ! xx
THANK YOU, Terri, for a such a wonderful idea! Retrieving, reaquire this healthy, human habits & knowledges, in this...ngt times, is a precious contribute for all of us. Thank you for sharing, from Italy 💚!
Hello Ella in Italy xx
Thanks be to God who created all the beautiful herbs to heal our bodies ! Thank you Jesus! Amen!
Hi Terri and Lol and the beautiful doggies and fairies and all the different spirits and beings of the land that are joining and showing up!!!!!!!!! Lovely to see!!!! Blessings and more blessings!!!! Love the sky and the upcoming wind!!! I can almost smell the fresh sea air!!!! Love the recipe!!! As I woke up around 5AM I greeted the fairies in the woods, just felt they were there a few meters away from my window!!! Take care and much Love, Mariel!!!😃🙏🌹🍎🍀
Thank you so much! Sounds as if you are having a beautiful magical day xx
Thank you for another interesting and comforting presentation.
Glad you enjoyed it! xx
Love your videos, so much and beautiful information and also so peaceful and back to nature. I'm looking forward to next week.
Greetings from The Netherlands
Wonderful! Enjoy x
Thank you, Terri. I have to start my day with oats or I just do not "feel" right. Off topic, but would you have any recommendations for children's books on Irish mythology?
What a beauty this week with your porridge recipe which i will try with all the fresh herbs. I always have mine with plain Greek Yogurt, honey and fresh fruit in season. So love your channel. Thank you.
Sounds great! xx
I love this! Thank you, Terry. In the outer bluegrass of Kentucky, my dish is steel cut oats, potato, chopped garlic , baked tempeh slices and greens. It might be Fresh kale, spinach or parsley. Heaven on earth! I am 74,vegan and very healthy living alone on my 114 acre land that I protect. Again, thank you so much and much love.
Sounds delicious, will try that xx
dear Terry...thank you for that video.....every morning I eat porridge,from steel cut oats,I must try this herbs..........................Blessings and Greetings from Daggy,Kiel,Germany☘☘☘xx
Hope you enjoy the addition of herbs Daggy xx
A bowl packed with nourishing goodness. I will definitely give it a try. My Dad loved salt in his porridge, but it's an acquired taste. As is salt in chocolate. ❤
Hope you enjoy it. xx
This is a perfect morning for this porridge. It is overcast with a slow, cold drizzle. Do you think dried herbs would work. Nothing is up yet here.
I'm sure you could use dried herbs. I would rehydrate them first by soaking for a while xx
I really enjoyed this video! You are so knowledgeable! Ty for taking time to make these videos!
You are so welcome! So glad you enjoyed it xx
Hugs from Mexico thxs for ur videos 🥹
Well, I never thought of putting herbs in my porridge. Thanks.
I do put a decent dollop of my homemade jams or marmalades😋
Sounds great! Another great idea
That's what my mum used to do! She'd put some homemade strawberry jam in our porridge. We're in Quebec, Canada and her ancestors are from Ireland.
Here in Scotland we have always had porridge every morning with salt. My parents ate every day & lived till 100!
Thank you Terri for another lovely video. 🏴
Good for them! Not surprised though as porridge is so good for us xx
Good morning beautiful lady divine gratitude
Good morning! Have a lovely day x
Oats stretch ground beef in a meatloaf... tasty too!
That porridge looked absolutely hearty and delicious! I am having a bit of a stomach issue right now, so I am going to make this to try!
Hope it helps! xx
Fab Terri I could listen to you all day Thank you again for anther lovely inspiring herbal video xx
You are so welcome x
Foraged porridge! I love it.
I never saw whole oats! ❤ This recipe makes me very curious to try :). Could I ask where I could get them locally in Ireland? I’ve looked and there’s not much I was able to find online. Thanks in advance for all this knowledge you share!😊
Any health shop will have them or can get them for you xx
In America we can buy Irish steel cut rolled oats or the quick cook oatmeal. I’ve never seen them raw like that. I wonder about the difference in nutrition.
Ok THAT was fascinating! I never heard of using those ingredients! I do enjoy savory oats. I use onion, mushrooms, spinach, and thyme. Top it with a dippy egg. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us! 😊
Sounds great! Love all the ideas
Thank you for sharing ✌️💞🤟
You are so welcome xx
Thank you Terri, really Interesting,and for the celtic knowledge.A good recipe to start the spring. Great video. Janet from Scotland.
Glad you enjoyed it x
I never thought of putting greens in my porridge! Thanks for sharing. Have a wonderful week 😊
Thank you! You too! Xx
Thank you for another lovely Sunday morning! Greetings from the north Olympic Peninsula of Washington state USA!
Greetings Jackie xx hope you are having a good week x
I think I'm married to one of th few Scots who doesn't like porridge,my late f- in -l (a true Scot) used to eat his with salt and cold milk xx
Brave man 😂 xx
Wonderful! Thank you for the recipe.🌸👏I have porridge every morning. Juliet de Baircli-Levy once wrote of a research project that looked for which group of people had the strongest bones in the world - it turned out to be the Scottish because of the large amount of oats they consumed by eating porridge. 🩷☺
Amazing! Another benefit to be grateful for xx
So interesting to hear stories of the Tuatha de Dannan is there a book you can recommend? Thank you😍💗
Very nice to know Terri in Belgium we put oats into buttermilk in winter and on fridays when not eating meats..(Catholic) 😅. Also in soup... I wished i could come listen to you... thanks for pleasant video❤
Very interesting. I didn't know that the Church still kept to fish on Friday
Have booked the Herbal Priestess course am so looking forward to it. That porridge looks lovely, hope you have a wonderful week Terri💖
Thank you! You too! Hope you enjoy the webinair x
Thank you Terri for all you do to teach us the blessings in our earth. ❤
You are so welcome 😊
I would love to be in the Galway area, porridge looks good.
It was! Very tasty and filling xx
Ode to Spring, to the sharing of folklore, ancient ways and to many nutritious wonders.....
A beautiful Sunday to you and your family, from the very icy cold mountains of California.....
♥️Tara
Same to you and a wonderful week to follow xx
Hey ✌️from Cape Breton,Nova Scotia 🏴
Hello there! X
Another enjoyable video. Oats are such good food. One of my favourite oat/wheat whole berry and rolled oats porridge recipes is to cook the grain overnight in a double boiler on the wood stove. That porridge turns out really sweet, without adding sweetener, very smooth and delicious. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and stories. Cheers!
Thanks for sharing your tip and recipe too.. So many ways to work with oats x have a lovely week
This sounds delicious. Thank you for sharing with us.
Hope you enjoy it xx
Thank you 🌹🕊
I love how close you are with all the plants and trees on your homestead and the sacred respect that you have for the irish ways. It is very inspiring indeed. Winter still lingers here but buds are coming out on the trees. We expect 7 inches of snow or more on Tuesday. However, the little daffodils are beginning to poke their greenery through the soil. Thnak you so much for these wonderful videos that I look forward to every week. ❤
Those little Daffodils, so uplifting to see them. Hope the snow doesn't linger too long x
My Scottish Grandad must have passed on his style of cooking overnight soaking of oats to my Dad. I grew up eating morning oats done this way but only recently started cooking like this. We add ground hemp, ground pumpkin and chia seed to bump up protein. I love adding a little almond milk- I also use milk kefir because the in the Laurentians we have no access to fresh milk. If I sweeten it is with maple syrup we make from our big old maple in the backyard! A real stick-to-the-ribs start to the day in winter! Thanks for more great sharing Terri! Have a great week.
Stick to the ribs - that's what we need on cold and busy days. xx
I'm having porridge for breakfast tomorrow for sure! xx
Hope you like it! X
My French mom was an au pair in London in 57/58. Her hostess/employee had savoury porridge for breakfast, so mom was introduced to this variety and never liked the sweet kind.
At boarding school in Kent some 18 years later, I got the sweetened kind, and couldn't imagine a savoury variation. Still haven't tried it 😊
I have to try the salty kind too 😉
🙏🌱thank you 🙏
Thank you so much!! 🌱🌿🍀💚
You are so welcome!
Nowadays, instead of cow milk, much healthier a hazelnut "milk", made with soaked hazelnuts & water ☺️😋
Raw milk is a superfood. Years ago I worked with a South African musician who said his great grandfather had lived 120 summers. His people were nomadic and were often long-lived. Their staple diet was blood and fresh milk. They made occasional kills but walked all the time with their precious cattle.
I learnt something through this.
I didn’t know my grandparents but her name was Clarice Moore so I always assumed she was from Ireland, but my mother used to make the porridge with salt so perhaps we’ve come from Scotland.
Not having done the DNA test i don’t know where I’m from.
I’m in Australia
Thank you Terri. I’m going to try this “energy” oatmeal!🐑💚
Hope you like it!
What a delightful recipe and history! Makes me feel more peaceful about my oatmeal habit in the States. Although trying it with oat kernals sounds wonderful! Have a marvelous time at your lecture! Wish I could be across the pond for it! Go n'eire leat!
Thank you so much. Enjoy your porridge x
I never thought about oatmeal being savory
Love your videos! I have Irish roots and look forward to Sunday's to see whats new from the homeland 🍀💚
Hope you enjoy! Xx
Good day to you Terri and Lol. What a wonderful story for the background of a very interesting recipe. I bet it was delicious. The ancient people certainly knew how to use Nature for healing and we do well to follow that path.
You are such a beautiful source of information and I send gratitude for your words and teachings. Blessings and love always.💚🕯🐾🐾🕯💚
Good day to you Marilyn, hope all is well. Yes, it is fascinating to try the food our ancestors enjoyed xx
Good morning, thank you for this recipe and lovely film❤
Good morning! You're welcome xx
Thank you cannot wait to try this.
Hope you enjoy it x
Haven't had oats in a while. Thinking I may need to start again. Thank you.
You will be glad to xx
Thanks Terri, I will try this recipe. I make my oats with water also, and I put a drizzle of honey on when they are done and a splash of milk and a sprinkle of Vietnamese cinnamon. 😁 I love raw milk! The Amish farmers in our area are allowed to sell it. Have a great week and stay warm. 💚🌙🌿
You are lucky to get it xx
I sat here eating my porridge (oats only) while watching your video on porridge. 🧡 It was quite nice. I would so love to try your recipe! Thank you.
Next time! Xx
I look forward to making this special porridge. Thank you for bringing the wisdom, Terri X🙏❤️
Enjoy! xx
You have a lovely kitchen and your sweater is magnificent. I have several Aran sweaters from visiting family in Galway and the Aran Islands. I hope to get back there again.
Wonderful!
Thank you from Italy!!
Thank you Terri - this is such a nourishing video, in more ways than one! Lots of Love and wish I could make it for the event you are speaking at in Galway. Your good work is spreading far and wide 💓💕💓
You are so welcome! Thank you so much, wish you could be there too xx
Wow, thank you Terri for sharing this recipe with us all, well worth making and using. Hope all is well with you and yours.
All good here thank you. Xx hope same for you
As I understand you, Porridge is oatmeal. There are so many brands of oatmeal here in the U.S.A. However, they are not all the same. One of the big name brands is on recall right now. I have a big unopened box of that brand (that I need to put in my compost heap); because, I'm scared to eat it now. I use spring water or coconut milk when cooking my oatmeal. I can't drink cow's milk. I don't ad salt to my oatmeal. I have never thought of adding vegetables into my oatmeal. That would make oatmeal a much better meal. I also don't add sugar to my oatmeal. Honey is very good in oatmeal. Thank you for these wonderful ideas and information.
You're welcome. It's nice to change things up a bit
In Scotland, we cook oats in salted water, no milk ! We add cold milk in the plate.
Yes, that's how it was made when I was a child
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I may have to pinch the chickens oat grains (human graded so OK)! At the moment phasing into it gradually and eating pinhead oatmeal. Certainly more filling and I'm using half the amount of ordinary oat flakes. Sometimes add a handful of sultanas and I like mine with a banana. We have hazel along the hedgerow and I love sorrel too. Maybe could add dock seeds? And I add oat milk - well, soaked oaty water because I seem to be intolerant of cow's milk. But . . . we have a farm about half an hour away that produces raw milk so I intend to visit and try some! Very interesting and I love the idea of eating wild food! Not long before cow parsley is up ready for chomping!
Add anything, porridge is so versatile xx
Cheers Terri xx
Thanks for sharing this video with us ❤
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I agree, a lovely way to live xx
Thanks Terri. I've never seen an oat like that!What an honour to have such an aincent recipe from the Tuath no less!I'd prefer that for dinner than breakfast,it's alot.But nice you can play around with the herbs.
Be as creative as you like, porridge is so versatile x
Always good to see you! We call porridge oatmeal. I’ve never thought of adding plants. Usually we eat it during the winter months here in north western Pennsylvania, US. I have it with milk and brown sugar. Thank you Terri!
Love it!! X
Whole oats are not easy to find in the supermarket here. I bought a packet online - so much more flavour and texture! Will take a little stroll today and see if I can find some hazel:)
Enjoy your walk and enjoy your porridge xx
Watching this as I make my daily oats. Very interesting medicinal food, thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very nice❤
Great video about porridge and herbs.I love porridge have it most mornings ...,.with salt I sometimes make a porridge loaf which is lovely too save time in morning and you still get your porridge in a different way
Sounds great! Xx what is your recipe for the loaf?
Beautiful. Thanks Terri and Loll
I really love your channel!!
Thank you so much!! Xx
Thank you beautiful you for sharing your wonderful knowledge and healthy recipe on a wonderful healthy dish.
Green blessings always, love to you and yours. Namaste xo
And Green Blessings to you too xx
I eat porridge every day. I will try with some wild herbs that I have around here. We can’t grow hazelnuts. It is too hot in the summer. I will have to check what I could substitute it with.
Thank you Terri, have a wonderful week! Really enjoy all your videos 🥰
You are so welcome! Have a great week yourself xx
When I see your post, my first reaction is, "Oh Boy!!!" Thanks for another interesting video!
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
❤❤❤❤thanks 😊 have a wonderful week 😊
You too!! Xx
Hi precious. So nice to see you this beautiful Sunday. Thanks for sharing a lovely dish from our ancestors. Hope you have a super happy and lovely up coming week ahead!
Thank you! You too! Have a beautiful week xx
Thank you for another beautiful, informative video. I love porridge with cinnamon & ginger and I usually add berries, fruit, nuts and seeds. I will be trying it with fresh herbs.
I do that usually myself. Porridge is a great food to be creative with xx
My most recent porridge , when I run out of milk, is with apple, cinnamon, cream and honey.
Funny bc I’m eating my American style oatmeal as I’m watching this. I cooked the steel cut Irish oats and put dried fruit in it.
Yummy!
So inspiring, Terri!!! ❤️ Thank you!!! ❤️
You are so welcome! Xx
Such a beautiful, informative video Terri. I think I will try this❤
Do try them x
That looks delicious! I have never had whole oats. I think I would enjoy it. I have old fashioned rolled oats at least 5 days a week with 4 shakes of cinnamon, raisins and a bit of sweetener. Sometimes I add a splash of milk. I found the oats don't absorb milk as well as they absorb water. I didn't care for them made with just milk. The recipe on the package calls for a touch of salt but I stopped that decades ago.
Sounds great, very tasty. I had mine with Blackberries today. I harvested them last summer and lovely to taste at this time of year x
Thanku so much Terri this is so wonderful I'm going to try this
Lots of love to you all there helen UK .ps please look out in your post 😍
You are welcome Helen - that sounds intriguing xx
Awesome
Thanks for sharing👍🌺👍🌺👍🌺
Welcome 😊hope you liked it xx
Whenever I am eating something new or something special, I like to first try it raw or without any sauces salt or seasoning. Perhaps you can try this next time, before adding honey, and try using water instead of milk. In order to taste the natural flavor.
Good to know about milk. I have a friend who is frequently congested, who drinks a lot of milk.
I'm sure you're aware of this, but it's best not to use a metal spoon in a metal pot, because it can scratch it, which makes it harder to clean, and more prone to sticking.
🌿WOW! What a Hearty Recipe! I never knew about the God of Healing! 🍀I only know a little about the children of Dan; Thank You for Sharing all this Knowledge!🌞It does looks Very Nourishing 💖I hope to purchase some of your books soon! 💚💖Love to You and Your Family!🧚♀
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