Recipe:  Instant Oatmeal ala-Home



Ingredients:
  
3 cups Quick-Cooking Oats
Salt
8 Small sized Zip Baggies

Instructions:

Put 1/2 cup oats in a blender and blend on high until powdery. Set aside
in a small bowl, and repeat procedure with an additional 1/2 cup oats.
If you're using a food processor, you can do the 1 cup of oats in one
batch.  Put the following ingredients into each zip baggie:  1/4 cup
un-powdered oats, 2 Tbsp. powdered oats, and 1/8 tsp. salt.  Store in an
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 oatmeal, use more water.
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Variations:

Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal-
To each packet add 1 Tbsp. sugar, 1/4 tsp. cinnamon, and 2 Tbsp.
chopped dried apples.

Sweetened Oatmeal-
To each packet add 1 Tbsp. sugar or 1 packet 'Equal' artificial
sweetener.

Brown Sugar/Cinnamon Oatmeal-
To each packet add 1 Tbsp. brown sugar & 1/4 tsp. cinnamon

Oatmeal w/Raisins & Brown Sugar-
To each packet add 1 Tbsp. packed brown sugar and 1 Tbsp. raisins.

Health Nut Oatmeal-
To each packet add 2 Tbsp. any kind of wheat germ

Fruit & Cream Oatmeal
To each packet add 1 Tbsp. non-dairy coffee creamer and 2 Tbsp.
dried fruit