A small, pewter dish that colonial Americans ate their porridge from. Pewter is an alloy, traditionally of anywhere between three and nine parts tin, and one part lead. ... Porridge (also known in American English as hot cereal), is a simple dish made by boiling oats (normally crushed oats, occasionally oatmeal) or another meal in water and/or milk. ...
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A Porringer in England in its’ early life was a Caudle Cup in America.
For the most part, the body of a porringer has a bottom that is not quite flat with a small step to the center.
Porringer with a stepped base and a cast geometric handle with the later engraved script presentation “SBS from herGrandmother” on the top of the handle.
One can discern authentic porringers in much the same way that silver can be authenticated from the touch marks that were stamped either into the bowl of the porringer or on its base.
An average porringer will appear to be formed from one sheet of hammered metal, the handle’s simple ornamentation may come from being drilled, sawed, filed and stamped, but in fact it may only be cast.
Porringers are also used less and less, as a bowl will suffice for most people; Porringers, however, are still circulated, mainly as a gift for the Christening of a child.
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