FLUMMERY

flummery. Flummery, n. a spoonmeat made of milk and flour

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Flum″mer‐y (?), n. [[W. llumru, or llumruwd, a kind of food made of oatmeal steeped in water until it has turned sour, fr. llumrig harsh, raw, crude, fr. llum sharp, severe.]] 1. 1. A light kind of food, formerly made of flour or meal; a sort of pap.
Milk and flummery are very fit for children. Locke. 2. 2. Something insipid, or not worth having; empty compliment; trash; unsubstantial talk of writing.
The flummery of modern criticism. J. Morley.