“And when you have that concoction under your belt, you’ve got something. Cold days become soft and balmy and mountain slopes as little hills.†– R.M. Patterson in his book “Trail to the Interior†regarding a proven porridge recipe.
“I made a big cooking of it, and the prescription is as follows: to a fifty-fifty mixture of cracked wheat and large, unbroken rolled oats add what butter can be spared and a handful of raisins.  Simmer in the frying pan with [bacon fat].  Atop the cooked porridge lay a large pat of butter and a slice of cheese. Sprinkle the whole as liberally as circumstances permit with brown sugar.  Then eat.â€