Oh, My Oats

Ahoy,
I looked in my English French dictionary to find the word for Porridge, it reckons it's Porridge, I have a feeling it's not going to be so simple. Rarely after 20 minutes of search on Google am I still getting nowhere, yet as I searched and searched I could not find an original sailors recipe for Burgoo, plenty of modern American recipe's but alas, no mid 1700 versions, I think it hales that far back. Maybe I will have better luck today. Why the fascination with Burgoo you may ask; Some of you may have heard of Tristan Jones, a legendary Welsh sailor and adventurer,a friend lent me one of his books when I set off on my little adventure, his tales have fascinated me since and so has his loyalty to this Burgoo mix. If you ever get the chance I recommend Saga of the Wayward sailor, a delightful read. I was thinking that I would make my Burgoo with beef jerky, oats and schnapps, a real recipe as reference would be of some comfort and I am sure it is normally made with fish scraps. Well I would have done if the supermarket in the local Town had either Schnapps or beef jerky, time to think of a new recipe. Maybe dry smoked mackerel, calvados and oats?!?I will let you know what it tastes like, that's as long as it cures me and doesn't....