“A bowl of oatmeal or grits or gruel is set in front of me, but my stomach retches.”

“Daily life surrounds the slow-cooking stews and the gruels that need to be stirred and tended.”

“By six months of age, approximately half of all infants have been introduced to other foods, including traditional cereals and gruels.”

“From the ancient Greeks up until the 18th century, cereal grains were commonly consumed as cereal gruels in many parts of the world.”