- 3 cups tap water
- 1-1/2 cups dry quick cooking oatmeal
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup apple juice concentrate
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1 cup applesauce
Bring the water to a boil in a 2-quart
saucepan. When it is boiling briskly,
gradually stir in the oatmeal. Add the
cinnamon, salt, sugar, and ginger. Boil this
for a minute or two and remove it from the
heat. Cover the oatmeal and allow it to
stand for 5 to 10 minutes. This is to
thicken everything up to the right
consistency. Stir in the applesauce right
before serving. Bring it to the table hot
and pour on the milk (or cream or soymilk).
Especially good on cold winter mornings.
Makes 4 servings depending on appetite.
To replace the quick cooking oatmeal with
old-fashioned oats use the following
directions:
Use 1-1/2 cups old-fashioned oatmeal instead
of the quick oats. All of the other
measurements remain the same. Cook the
mixture on the stove for 5 full minutes.
Remove from heat, stir in the applesauce and
serve immediately. Old-fashioned oatmeal is
actually a little quicker to prepare than
quick oats if you add in the standing time.
Such is the nature of the modern world.
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