Oatmeal prep

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Gabby said:

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I know! Millions of people can't be wrong, but...

I've always suspected that oatmeal aficionados were born without
tastebuds -- or good eyesight. ;o)

Au contraire. We oatmeal lovers must have more taste buds. I like the
flavour
of oats.

A number of animals also love oats. I used to love feeding oats to my
friend's horses. They used to get really excited over them. When they were
out in the paddock and we wanted to bring them in sometimes we would go
out
with a scoop of oats and shake it. They would come running. When my
neighbour's buffalo escaped and showed up behind my place he came over
with a
pail of oats and the followed him all the way home.

If like or dislike of oatmeal is a matter of having taste buds or not, I
would suggest that it is the dislike of oatmeal that comes from having
none.

For me it is the consistency that makes me gag. Actually, I don't like to
eat anything with milk or anything that's mushy: pudding, custard,
cheesecake, etc. OTOH, when my mother wanted to give me a treat she'd give
me a small bowl of raw oatmeal with brown sugar. I loved it. And I'll eat
dry cereal. I can eat a whole box of Cheerios, or Fluffs, or Rice
Crispies -- dry. Just don't ask me to pour milk on them.

Gabby

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Heidi the Hygienist told me that one of her patients does this with
oatmeal: Mixes milk with it, 2:1, sets it in the fridge overnight and
eats it cold in the morning. Uncooked, I guess. I think it sounds
disgusting. Has anyone ever heard of this or eaten it? Gack.
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It's good 🙂 really lol
I will toss in a few big spoons of yogurt.

Uncooked? Just soaked? You gotta be kidding. Might have to try it
since you're recommending it.
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LittleGreyPoodle said:

Melba's Jammin said:

Heidi the Hygienist told me that one of her patients does this with
oatmeal: Mixes milk with it, 2:1, sets it in the fridge overnight and
eats it cold in the morning. Uncooked, I guess. I think it sounds
disgusting. Has anyone ever heard of this or eaten it? Gack.

No worst than eating it as granola or something. Dry with milk... at
least soaking it overnight allows it to soften some.

They do this sort of think in Europe.

OK, point taken.
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Dee Randall said:

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Melba's Jammin said:

Heidi the Hygienist told me that one of her patients does this with
oatmeal: Mixes milk with it, 2:1, sets it in the fridge overnight and
eats it cold in the morning. Uncooked, I guess. I think it sounds
disgusting. Has anyone ever heard of this or eaten it? Gack.

Oatmeal is one of the foods that is truly VILE when it's cold, I can't
imagine anyone doing this...

Isn't musli made up of all or part of oats (wheat, rye, barley, etc.)? Yes.
Isn't this the way many Europeans eat their musli -- pour a little milk or
yogurt and fruit over it -- not cooked? Yes.
I've eaten it this way many times, but I always prefer added honey, as well.
I think COOKED oatmeal eaten cold IS Vile, too.
Dee Dee

Yahbut this stuff is SOAKED overnight in the milk, not just a bowl of
dry flakes with milk poured over and immediately ingested.
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Janet Bostwick said:

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Heidi the Hygienist told me that one of her patients does this with
oatmeal: Mixes milk with it, 2:1, sets it in the fridge overnight and
eats it cold in the morning. Uncooked, I guess. I think it sounds
disgusting. Has anyone ever heard of this or eaten it? Gack.
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parts the trip report from our vacation time in San Francisco
for Nephew Pat's wedding last weekend.

That's a pared-down, plain version of museli. Usually fruit or dried fruit
is added along with the milk and oats.
http://vegweb.com/recipes/breakfast/2503.shtml

Janet

Interesting - I didn't know it was a soak-all-night thing. Learn
something new every day if you're lucky and paying attention.
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

That's a pared-down, plain version of museli. Usually fruit or dried
fruit
is added along with the milk and oats.
http://vegweb.com/recipes/breakfast/2503.shtml

Janet

Interesting - I didn't know it was a soak-all-night thing. Learn
something new every day if you're lucky and paying attention.
--
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 11-9-05 finishing in four
parts the trip report from our vacation time in San Francisco
for Nephew Pat's wedding last weekend.

25-30 years ago, there was a Sunday cooking show on PBS -- don't remember
the name of the woman who had the show. She made museli look quite
delicious. Hers was very elaborate with lots of various fruits and honey
and cream (I think). More recently, I think Alton Brown of Food Network did
a cereals program that included museli. I've never tried it, but I would
think that the finished product would have a mouth feel similar to tapioca
or rice pudding. Those are eaten cold. I tried looking for a good recipe
for you, but all the recipe sites are so-o-o-o- slow loading right now.
Janet

LurfysMa said:

Melba's Jammin said:

Heidi the Hygienist told me that one of her patients does this with
oatmeal: Mixes milk with it, 2:1, sets it in the fridge overnight and
eats it cold in the morning. Uncooked, I guess. I think it sounds
disgusting. Has anyone ever heard of this or eaten it? Gack.

For the past year or so I have been using a method that I think I read
about here. It's for steel cut oats.

Place the oats in a dish.
Cover with water (about 2:1).
Microwave about 1 minute -- just until it starts to boil.
Cover and place in refrigerator overnight.

The next morning, I have delicious oatmeal that takes just reheating
as opposed to 20-30 minutes of cooking.

I'm goign to try that method. It sounds so quick!

Andy said:

Melba's Jammin said:

Heidi the Hygienist told me that one of her patients does this with
oatmeal: Mixes milk with it, 2:1, sets it in the fridge overnight and
eats it cold in the morning. Uncooked, I guess. I think it sounds
disgusting. Has anyone ever heard of this or eaten it? Gack.

What's the interest in oatmeal? I never understood that. Things being
nutritionally equal, there have to be dozens of better tasting, more
appealing and easier to prepare foods.

I know! Millions of people can't be wrong, but...

Andy

I love it. I only discovered it recently. I get the organs slow-cooking
stuff. It gives me a very very comforted, warm feeling that lasts for
hours.

Sheldon said:

Melba's Jammin said:

Heidi the Hygienist told me that one of her patients does this with
oatmeal: Mixes milk with it, 2:1, sets it in the fridge overnight and
eats it cold in the morning. Uncooked, I guess. I think it sounds
disgusting. Has anyone ever heard of this or eaten it? Gack.

Hmm, ice cold from the fridge does indeed sound awful... why not just
use instant... what is it, three minutes in the nuker, and no pot to
clean.

Sheldon

Does it come in a disposable pot, In your part of the world, then?

On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 19:19:39 +0100, jake <[email hidden]>

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Sheldon said:

Melba's Jammin said:

Heidi the Hygienist told me that one of her patients does this with
oatmeal: Mixes milk with it, 2:1, sets it in the fridge overnight and
eats it cold in the morning. Uncooked, I guess. I think it sounds
disgusting. Has anyone ever heard of this or eaten it? Gack.

Hmm, ice cold from the fridge does indeed sound awful... why not just
use instant... what is it, three minutes in the nuker, and no pot to
clean.

Sheldon

Does it come in a disposable pot, In your part of the world, then?

No, you nuke it in..... are you ready? ... The bowl you're going to
eat it in!

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 19:15:21 +0100, jake <[email hidden]>

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LurfysMa said:

Melba's Jammin said:

Heidi the Hygienist told me that one of her patients does this with
oatmeal: Mixes milk with it, 2:1, sets it in the fridge overnight and
eats it cold in the morning. Uncooked, I guess. I think it sounds
disgusting. Has anyone ever heard of this or eaten it? Gack.

For the past year or so I have been using a method that I think I read
about here. It's for steel cut oats.

Place the oats in a dish.
Cover with water (about 2:1).
Microwave about 1 minute -- just until it starts to boil.
Cover and place in refrigerator overnight.

The next morning, I have delicious oatmeal that takes just reheating
as opposed to 20-30 minutes of cooking.

I'm goign to try that method. It sounds so quick!

It's 100x easier than what I was doing. I often run late in the
morning and I can't tell you how many times I've boiled the oatmeal
all over the inside of the microwave because I was impatient, put it
on too high, and forgot to check it.

I bet I have oatmeal at least 2-3x more often since I learned this
method. It keeps for several days in the frig in case I am running
REALLY late.

I discovered a nice side benefit, too. I have a bunch of those
Tupperware and Rubbermaid storage dishes. Over time, some of the lids
become twisted and distorted. I happened to use one of them for my
oatmeal. The next day, when I took the lid off, it was perfectly flat.
The heat had softened it and then it cooled and set up. I immediately
took the other ones with twisted lids, put a little water in the
bottom, heated it to boiling, put the lids on and set them on the
counter. A few hours later, the lids were all restored!

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Curly Sue said:

On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 19:19:39 +0100, jake <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Sheldon said:

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

>Heidi the Hygienist told me that one of her patients does this with
>oatmeal: Mixes milk with it, 2:1, sets it in the fridge overnight and
>eats it cold in the morning. Uncooked, I guess. I think it sounds
>disgusting. Has anyone ever heard of this or eaten it? Gack.

Hmm, ice cold from the fridge does indeed sound awful... why not just
use instant... what is it, three minutes in the nuker, and no pot to
clean.

Sheldon

Does it come in a disposable pot, In your part of the world, then?

No, you nuke it in..... are you ready? ... The bowl you're going to
eat it in!

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

I must have jumped to conclusions I thought Sheldon meant there were no
dishes to clean at all.
The jumping is due to my prejudice/belief that in the US, you can get
just about everything is a disposable version. People here usually find
that a waste and it is not so good for the environment and oil supplies.
There seems to be a huge diference between the two nations. (I evenr ead
that there are americans who get take away every day, who never cook.
Amazing)

Thank you for clarifying.

jake said:

I must have jumped to conclusions I thought Sheldon meant there were no
dishes to clean at all.
The jumping is due to my prejudice/belief that in the US, you can get
just about everything is a disposable version. People here usually find
that a waste and it is not so good for the environment and oil supplies.
There seems to be a huge diference between the two nations. (I evenr ead
that there are americans who get take away every day, who never cook.
Amazing)

Yes, misconceptions are amazing. I imagine you cringe when we do it
to your country and people also.

jake said:

I must have jumped to conclusions I thought Sheldon meant there were no
dishes to clean at all.
The jumping is due to my prejudice/belief that in the US, you can get
just about everything is a disposable version. People here usually find
that a waste and it is not so good for the environment and oil supplies.
There seems to be a huge diference between the two nations. (I evenr ead
that there are americans who get take away every day, who never cook.
Amazing)

Yes, misconceptions are amazing. I imagine you cringe when we do it
to your country and people also.

LurfysMa said:

I discovered a nice side benefit, too. I have a bunch of those
Tupperware and Rubbermaid storage dishes. Over time, some of the lids
become twisted and distorted. I happened to use one of them for my
oatmeal. The next day, when I took the lid off, it was perfectly flat.
The heat had softened it and then it cooled and set up. I immediately
took the other ones with twisted lids, put a little water in the
bottom, heated it to boiling, put the lids on and set them on the
counter. A few hours later, the lids were all restored!

Great tip... thanks for posting it!

LurfysMa said:

I discovered a nice side benefit, too. I have a bunch of those
Tupperware and Rubbermaid storage dishes. Over time, some of the lids
become twisted and distorted. I happened to use one of them for my
oatmeal. The next day, when I took the lid off, it was perfectly flat.
The heat had softened it and then it cooled and set up. I immediately
took the other ones with twisted lids, put a little water in the
bottom, heated it to boiling, put the lids on and set them on the
counter. A few hours later, the lids were all restored!

Great tip... thanks for posting it!

On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 20:29:33 +0100, jake <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

The jumping is due to my prejudice/belief that in the US, you can get
just about everything is a disposable version. People here usually find
that a waste and it is not so good for the environment and oil supplies.

jake, where is "here"? (i.e., where are you?)

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 20:29:33 +0100, jake <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

The jumping is due to my prejudice/belief that in the US, you can get
just about everything is a disposable version. People here usually find
that a waste and it is not so good for the environment and oil supplies.

jake, where is "here"? (i.e., where are you?)

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

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Janet Bostwick said:

"Melba's Jammin'" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

That's a pared-down, plain version of museli. Usually fruit or dried
fruit
is added along with the milk and oats.
http://vegweb.com/recipes/breakfast/2503.shtml

Janet

Interesting - I didn't know it was a soak-all-night thing. Learn
something new every day if you're lucky and paying attention.

Quoted message said:

25-30 years ago, there was a Sunday cooking show on PBS -- don't remember
the name of the woman who had the show. She made museli look quite
delicious. Hers was very elaborate with lots of various fruits and honey
and cream (I think). More recently, I think Alton Brown of Food Network did
a cereals program that included museli. I've never tried it, but I would
think that the finished product would have a mouth feel similar to tapioca
or rice pudding. Those are eaten cold. I tried looking for a good recipe
for you, but all the recipe sites are so-o-o-o- slow loading right now.
Janet

What about a raw taste to the stuff - that's what I was more thinking
about than the mouthfeel.
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parts the trip report from our vacation time in San Francisco
for Nephew Pat's wedding last weekend.

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Janet Bostwick said:

"Melba's Jammin'" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

That's a pared-down, plain version of museli. Usually fruit or dried
fruit
is added along with the milk and oats.
http://vegweb.com/recipes/breakfast/2503.shtml

Janet

Interesting - I didn't know it was a soak-all-night thing. Learn
something new every day if you're lucky and paying attention.

Quoted message said:

25-30 years ago, there was a Sunday cooking show on PBS -- don't remember
the name of the woman who had the show. She made museli look quite
delicious. Hers was very elaborate with lots of various fruits and honey
and cream (I think). More recently, I think Alton Brown of Food Network did
a cereals program that included museli. I've never tried it, but I would
think that the finished product would have a mouth feel similar to tapioca
or rice pudding. Those are eaten cold. I tried looking for a good recipe
for you, but all the recipe sites are so-o-o-o- slow loading right now.
Janet

What about a raw taste to the stuff - that's what I was more thinking
about than the mouthfeel.
--
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 11-9-05 finishing in four
parts the trip report from our vacation time in San Francisco
for Nephew Pat's wedding last weekend.