[Magdalen] Oatmeal time

[Jay Weigel]

My wall oven was basically straight in/ straight out, just the right height
for me. I have to bend over to use the stupid range oven and I can't tell
you how many times I've burned myself. I'm just not used to it any more.
And I won't even mention what a face the electric "broil" feature is.

On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 2:03 PM, Lesley de Voil <lesleymdv at gmail.com> wrote:

> Rolled Oats is much more popular here, and makes a more
> interestingly-textured product, particularly if one prepares it my
> mother-law's way. Put 1 cup rolled oats into saucepan, stir in 4 cups
> boiling water, allow to stand overnight. Bring to boil again in morning,
> stirring often. Serve as desired - golden syrup and f.c. milk was my
> favourite.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Cantor03--- via Magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Sent: ‎19/‎11/‎2014 4:30
> To: "magdalen at herberthouse.org" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Oatmeal time
>
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> My mother (died at 98 in '98) discovered soon after she was married  (1934)
> that oatmeal made her "regular".  She also discovered that the (then)
> locally
> made "Presto" brand pressure cookers were a good way to cook this  oatmeal
> which became a morning ritual at our house for over 50 years.
>
> She used the original "Quaker Oats", and the consistency produced was  a
> formed but not tough delicious cereal which was served with  granulated
> sugar and milk or cream.  Later I discovered that it went well with  brown
> sugar.
>
> I haven't been able to recreate this oatmeal, but then I don't use a
> pressure
> cooker.  I did find that the rehab hospital I was in for more than two
> months
> last year had a similar oatmeal, while their cream of wheat was  positively
> liquid and inedible.
>
> In any case, I like oatmeal for breakfast, and should try to cook some  up
> as suggested on these pages and reheat later.
>
> Being from the Upper Midwest, I also have Malt-O-Meal, and Cocowheat
> cereals that I cook occasionally.  I mostly get these when I'm home in  the
> Upper Midwest (along with Pearson's Nut Goodie candies) because they
> are not easy to find here in the NE.
>
>
>
> David Strang. - In the very cold Poconos of Pennsylvania (low last night 13
>  F).
>