pabulum

Such unromantic literature as Acts of Parliament had not, it may be supposed, up to this, formed part of my mental pabulum.

I know, speaking for myself, I feel much better after perusing a column that might have supplied the pabulum of a sermon.

Meanwhile, the daily papers furnished pabulum for the general curiosity and kept the interest as to the outcome on the increase.

The operatic pabulum in England consisted of the works of Balfe and Wallace.