Pinhead Oatmeal

[ColinJ]

Sounds as if a few of those 8 hours will be taken up making the bloody thing!

Ho ho . Actually it is 2 mins 10 secs + 1 min 10 secs plus a few seconds for stirring and banana chopping because several of the activities are overlapped. About 4 minutes in total.

 

[dan_bo]

Breakfast is definitely a Simon Lotion-time and motion event.

 

[wafflycat]

Only wimps and softy-southerners make their porridge with milk! Real Porridge for Real men and Real Women (from the North) is made with water! A dash of milk is allowed only once the porridge has been made and is in the bowl.

 

[Noodley]

Only wimps and softy-southerners make their porridge with milk! Real Porridge for Real men and Real Women (from the North) is made with water! A dash of milk is allowed only once the porridge has been made and is in the bowl.

I think you'll find I am slightly further North than The North...

 

[wafflycat]

So you're a wimp, then - making your porridge with milk!

 

[Noodley]

So you're a wimp, then - making your porridge with milk!

Yep.

 

[wafflycat]

*shakes head in disappointment*

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Milky Milky! Lovely!

 

[Noodley]

*shakes head in disappointment*

Coming from a family who kept cattle there was always a tendency to use milk products

 

[wafflycat]

Nothing wrong with milk - just don't use it to make porridge!

My favourite cattle are Aberdeen Angus & Dexters

 

[Noodley]

Nothing wrong with milk - just don't use it to make porridge!

My favourite cattle are Aberdeen Angus & Dexters

Well, as I live in the county of Angus in the valley of Strathmore...

http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/angus/

 

[longers]

Nothing wrong with milk - just don't use it to make porridge!

I've only just stopped using milk in porridge on Fnaar's advice. Much better for the rolled oats to my taste. Will try it with half and half tomorrow and then next sat without.

There were plenty of recommendations for using the pinhead oatmeal in soups and stews.

 

[wafflycat]

Well, as I live in the county of Angus in the valley of Strathmore...

http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/angus/

As a child, many a summer holiday was spent up in the Turriff area, on my great aunt & great uncle's farm, and used to help with the cattle.. had a cute little Aberdeen Angus bull calf to look after one summer.

 

[yenrod]

I once took quite a shine to these (with milk n honey) at one point so instead of them for breakfast and that was it - i had them for dinner and them for some reason i just loved the idea of some more.......

Give or take an hour and I was thinking of a ride..it was about 1-2pm...then I thought i'll go the bog as i aint been........

I then, at that point - in my life realised, that you dont need an enema [toclearyouout] just eat oats constantly !

I still got out on the bike too !

 

[snorri]

Noodley from the affluent south has added to his menu several luxury ingredients not available to poor Highlanders.

I just put 80ml of oatmeal in a bowl and add 240ml of cold water before going to bed.
In the morning, stir the contents of the bowl and place in microwave oven. Cook on full power for one and a half minutes.
Stir again and cook for another minute and a half.
Allow the porridge to cool a little then eat it, with milk if you prefer.
If it has been a good year on the croft, one may be able to afford some fruit or honey to add before consuming.