medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Robert Kraft wrote:
>
> And from Wikipedia:
> The origins of this rhyme are unknown; it takes its name from a type
> of porridge made from peas, pease pudding, also known as pease
> pottage (in Middle English, pease was treated as a collective noun,
> similar to "oatmeal" and it is from that we get the singular pea and
> plural peas). Pease porridge is also known as pease pottage or pease
> pudding. Where these terms are used the lyrics of the rhyme are
> altered accordingly.
Pease Pottage is a village in West Sussex. The place-name can't be traced
back earlier that 1724, however. The term 'pease pottage' seems to be first
recorded in 1605, and 'pease porridge' in 1538.
John Briggs
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