BROSE

a kind of porridge made by adding boiling water, milk or broth to oatmeal, or barley or other meal and mixing by stirring. It is named according to the liquid used as a basis--as "water brose," "beef brose," etc. Athole Brose, often used in Scotland as a remedy for a sore throat, is made of oatmeal or honey and whiskey. It takes its name from the town of Athole.