Spelling conundrum??

[eyeshade]

On a recent trip to Tesco's my in-house chef wanted some more Porridge as he likes to have his oats daily but as I looked at the boxes I found that they have different spellings:

Porage and Porridge

The latter appears in my dictionary so why then are they not the same spelling and which one is correct, any one know?

[Ethel]

It is the Scottish spelling.

[logic]

are you sure ethel, cos Iv'e just looked at mine and they are scots porridge oats

[{Dakota}]

I've just checked a couple of sites where it says Porage is the Scottish spelling, however, I am a Scot and just had a look at my box and it's spelt Porridge.

I guess it must be an old fashioned spelling of it.

[Ethel]

All the boxes of Scotts Oats I've seen have 'porage'.

Spelt in the style of The Broons and Oor Wullie.

[eyeshade]

Not clear cut then!