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    Cereal: Oatmeal Packets

    Source of Recipe

    recipecircus (adraxlir) - from Make Your Own Groceries

    List of Ingredients

    3 C. quick-cooking oats divided
    Salt
    8 plastic sandwich bags

    Recipe

    Put 1/2 cup oats in a blender and whirl at high speed until powdery; reserve in a small bowl and repeat procedure with an additional 1/2 cups oats. If you're using a food processor, powder the 1 cup of oats in one motion. Into each sandwich bag put 1/4 cup unpowdered oats, 2 tablespoons powdered oats, and a scant 1/4 teaspoon salt. Store in a box or airtight container. To serve: Empty packet into a bowl. Add 3/4 cup boiling water; stir and let stand for 2 minutes. For thicker oatmeal, use less water; for thinner, use more water.

    Variations:

    Apple-cinnamon: To each packet add 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and 2 tablespoons chopped dried apples.

    Sweetened: To each packet add 1 tablespoon sugar.

    Cinnamon spice: To each packet add 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and a scant 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg.

    Raisins and brown sugar: To each packet add 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar and 1 tablespoon raisins.

    Wheat germ: To each packet add 2 tablespoons any kind of wheat germ.

    Fruit and cream: To each packet add 1 tablespoon dry milk and 2 tablespoons dried fruit.

 

 

 


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