Apple and Spice Porridge: In the Woods

 

This wolf spider and I had a disagreement about where I should tie my laundry line.

There’s nothing like a hot breakfast after crawling out of your warm sleeping bag on a crisp morning at the crack of dawn. While we abandoned our rainy campsite with dampened spirits and dampened everything else, I wanted to continue on with the camp menu, seeing as I had everything ready in any case.

This creamy version of our traditional porridge is adapted from The Camping Cookbook and adds a nice bit of luxury to a morning spent in the woods. Even a super rainy one.

Dump 1 1/4 cup milk into a saucepan and bring it to a low boil.

Add in 1/2 teaspoon salt and 2/3 cup oats and cook, stirring, until the mixture starts to thicken.

Sprinkle in 1/2 teaspoon allspice and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and reduce the heat a little bit.

Grate up 1 large apple. I’ve never grated an apple before. It’s oddly satisfying.

Tip that into the mix and stir until it’s heated through.

Serve with honey drizzled over top. Perfect.