"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
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> 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.

Thank you. We have quick rolled oats too, so I will give it a try.



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