What is Pottage?
A '''pottage''' is a thick soup or stew made with [[cereal]] and vegetable that is boiled or stewed in usually water or milk. It was usually made with [[wheat]], [[barley]], or [[Oat|oats]]. This is what poor people ate in many countries in most of 9th to 17th-century Europe. Richer people would add meat. The pot was kept on the fire and more things were added, so it kept changing.<ref>''How To Be A Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Everyday Life'', Ruth Goodman, Penguin Books, 2016, p. 142. {{ISBN|9780241973714}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Foods]]