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From: slack@wxlvax.UUCP (Tom Slack)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: Mothers and oatmeal additives.
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Date: Wed, 12-Jun-85 13:30:32 EDT
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> why mothers feed their kids oatmeal.....  I wonder if any adult voluntarily
> eats oatmeal.....

I actually like oatmeal.
Also Cracked wheat (course ground wheat cooked into a mush),
steamed wheat (unground wheat pressure cooked until tender),
Corn Meal Mush (course ground corn meal, usually yellow, made into a mush),
and hot grits (course ground hominy meal, made into a mush usually very thick).
Wheat farina (Cream of Wheat) is ok, but is not as hearty as the above.

Variations on serving are:
1. Hot in a bowl with milk or cream and:
  a.  Brown sugar and cinamon.
  b.  Maple Syrup (Vermont Grade A dark amber prefered)
  c.  Molassus (sp?)
  d.  Honey (especially good with wheat)
2. Hot on a plate with:
  a.  Butter and salt.
  b.  Cheese (especially a strong swiss)
3. In thousands of casseroles.
4. Allowed to cool then cut into strips and fryed in Hot Fat
   Served with Catsup.
5. I am sure there are others.

I am told various rices are also good all of these ways,
but I have no experience with other than white and brown long grain rice.

By the way, Oatmeal is more difficult to fry, but it is possible.
You have to cook it longer first to get a more geletinous texture when cool.
Then it will hold together when cut.

Tom Slack

PS
 Of the above list, cracked and steamed wheat are the highest in glutin and
therefore take the longest for the body to get used to when one has been
on a diet of more processed foods and meat.  Therefore, take some time
if you are trying them and do not immediately eat a lot if you have never had
it before.
Many people who have allergic reactions to glutin, are really not permanently
allergic but simply ate too much too quickly.  After a while the body can
get accustomed to more.