On Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 9:01:39 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
> "Gary" > wrote in message ...
> > 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.
>
> Cindy! How much oatmeal do you have for breakfast?

I take a 1/3 cup measure, scoop out as much as it will hold.
This is U.S. "quick" oats, rolled and chopped up a bit.
They cook in the microwave in 2.5 minutes.

Cindy Hamilton