Oatmeal: How Do You Make Yours?

[Bugbear]

First, what is the proper Scottish way or ways to prepare oatmeal?
Next, how do you prefer to have your oatmeal?
And finally, what time of day do you eat oatmeal?

I eat about a quart of oatmeal mixed with chilled fruit juice or sometimes yoghurt every evening at eight. It's getting colder over here, so I've started heating the oatmeal.

[xman]

We're eating a porridge oats, rolled, with wheat bran and flax in it. My wife uses a dash of salt while cooking. I use maple syrup for sweetening usually, but have used fruit and add soy milk as well. That's breakfast. It always has been.

My mother made it with a pinch of salt. We'd add brown sugar and milk and have lots of buttered toast beside.

[Maclachlan]

I like the steel cut oats and we cook them in salted water, add a wee bit of butter, brown or raw sugar and raisins!

[BoldHighlander]

Ted, I eat McCann's imported Irish rolled oats for sometime now, though in truth I haven't lately (and I should, it would help combat my diverticulitis). When I do it is usually for breakfast, and rather than brown sugar I add wild honey (either local or from the southwest) to it. Sometimes I add fresh blueberries to it (if I have them). I use to prepare it on the stove top, but they now have a 3 minute microwave version!


Good stuff!

[Whidbey78]

I just cook it according to the instructions, scoop it into a bowl, and give it to my wife. Then I heat up a pop-tart.

I never had a taste for oatmeal...but I'll devour a bowl of grits!

Sorry all. I couldn't help myself.

[BoldHighlander]

I never had a taste for oatmeal...but I'll devour a bowl of grits!

Grits mixed up w/ over-easy eggs & Tabasco sauce! Mmmm!

[gary meakin]

Steel cut oats with butter,brown sugar, and cinnamon.
Breakfast only.
When I was trying to shed a few pounds I ate instant low fat/sugar oat meal but don't tell anybody

[dadgad]

Steel cut, lately Quaker, in the past McCanns. Sweetened with Splenda, with Craisens (dried, sweetened cranberries) and chopped almonds. I have it for breakfast.

Sticks to your ribs!

[Lyle1]

McCanns, microwave, half milk - half water, brown sugar, butter, maybe dried cherrie; nice breakfast!

[Drac]

Steel cut. I bring it to a boil, add the oats and than put in a thermos. A couple hours later when it's breakfast time they're perfect. A touch of I Can't Believe it's Not Butter and Splenda (damn triglycerides).

Jim