Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> Ophelia wrote:
> > Do you sweeten your oatmeal?
>
> Yes, with a teaspoon or so (packed into a measuring spoon, heaped
> a bit) of brown sugar. Also with a teaspoon of butter (eyeballed
> when I slice it from the stick of butter).

That's exactly how I make my oatmeal too (brown sugar and butter).
I use more like a tablespoon of each though.
This is for a batch starting with 1/2 or 3/4 cup of dry oats.
I'll add some raisins to it occasionally too but not always.