Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> In Yorkshire we usually put a spoonful of Tate and Lyles Golden Syrup > (refined sugar cane syrup) and a dash of milk on it. > > Traditionalists only sprinkle salt on it. > > BTW: An American won the Golden Spurtle in 2009: > http://www.goldenspurtle.com/ > > In Staffordshire they forget all about porridge and make oatcakes with > it - served with anything from chocolate sauce to baked beans or chilli - > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oatcake > > Oatcake shops used to be as popular as Fish ' Chip shops down around > Stoke on Trent ( at least into the early seventies, when I lived in > Longton). > > Douglas > > Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: >> In Scotland, they actually serve traditional oatmeal with a pinch of salt, >> no sugar or maple syrup or any other sweetener. >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 5:45 AM, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at >> gmail.com>wrote: >> >> >>> Butter and brown sugar on oatmeal are good for balm, sunny climes but if >>> you >>> really want a breakfast that will fortify you for a day of X-country >>> skiing >>> in Vermont, you can forget about the sugar and use a couple of >>> tablespoons >>> of maple syrup. Grade B is best. Real maple syrup lovers will know why. >>> Of >>> course if you are in New York or Canada, New York or Canadian maple syrup >>> will do as well. I've never tried Tina's recommendation for a jigger of >>> single malt scotch on oatmeal but I suspect that would be better about >>> bedtime. You might double the recipe and forget about the oatmeal. >>> Larry Z >>> - - - - - >>> >>> Oatmeal is OK when you are going to stay inside and nurse a cold, because >>> it >>> >>> is a nice stand-alone dish. It needs a pat of butter and some brown >>> sugar >>> >>> on top to make it have a little taste, and I like that. The long cooking >>> >>> ones are where it's at, I agree. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> I was about to say why not make pancakes with some pine cut oats in them but this gets it to it. Mark William Rabiner