An archaic spelling of furmenty; a medieval English porridge made from hulled wheat grains (frumenty) cooked with milk and spices.
From Old French 'fromente,' derived from Latin 'frumentum' (grain, especially wheat). The spelling 'furmente' shows earlier English orthography before standardization.
Furmenty was so common in medieval England that it appears in cookbooks and even in stories—it was basically the comfort food of the Middle Ages, cheap and filling for regular people!
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