twitch grass porridge and flour are nasty.

Did you dry and/or roast the seeds first?

Yeah,

That might improve things.

Nah.

I guess only genetic magic via selective
breeding could do that situation any good.

That was almost 60 years ago. I had been reading Ernest Thompson
Seton's Two Little Savages and other similar books, and was
interested in woodlore including "wild" food. I had just discovered
that lamb's quarters, chickweed, pigweed and purslane were all
delicious greens and not just garden weeds. One of my childhood
chores was hoeing the garden. So naturally I had to experiment with
twitch grass of which we had an abundance.

When I had the house with her, I laughed at Lucille,
who had discovered this new miracle green at the
farmers' market, and she got it for less than the
price of spinach at the grocery store, and it had all
these nutrients, and blah, blah; I led her down the
way and pointed out gallons of it growing wild by the
garage. It was lamb's quarters, which grows like a
weed. It doesn't taste as good as people say, though.

steel cut pinhead oats

it's okay I guess
perhaps less objectionable than the usual glue.

If oatmeal is like glue it has been overcooked. It should retain
some texture.

I'm sure that if it's in its glue stage it has
all that anti-cholesterol benefit (har).

Morning Steel Oatmeal
1 Tb butter [M says: double it at least]

I tried some Scottish style this weekend i.e. with salt and butter
rather than fruit and sweeteners. I'm not sure how I feel about the
taste of buttery porridge.

I'm not in favor of porridge, but butter
is a cancelling factor in the equation.

1 Tb brown sugar
1/4 ts cinnamon
1/4 ts freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 c fruit such as blueberries or chopped peaches

That's more my style. But no dairy. My usual is with apples,
raisins, brown sugar and cinnamon but sometimes walnuts, maple syrup
and bananas.

Maybe in a couple minutes I'll go down and
check out what they offer with the wonderful
Hampton oatmeal. P.S. nothing good.

I don't know what Quakers taste like. Punch
line not suitable for the echo.

[snork]
A very weird thing to do with oats ...

I read "dates."

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Lithuanian Fermented Tree Sap
Categories: Beverages, Lithuanian
Yield: 1 barrel's worth

Maple or birch sap
Black currant, cherry or
-birch branches
Oats

Fill a wooden barrel with maple or birch sap. For extra flavor add
black currant, cherry or birch branches. Cover top with oats. Oats
are light and remain on the surface and sprout creating 5 cm/2
inches thick cover. This method of covering the sap creates a
flavorful fermentation. Such fermented sap can be kept for several
months in a cool place and be available to satisfy summer thirst.
cut a round opening in the oat cover to allow a ladle to enter the
barrel. Replace the cut out round when enough drink has been
ladled.

Lithuanian National Cultural Center From: http://www.lnkc.lt
Compiled by Birute Imbrasiene Translated by Giedre Ambrozaitiene

MMMMM

Quite interesting. Malted oats - I wonder if anyone has
done anything with that top layer afterwards, besides
perhaps using it for a putting green.

... Freedom is wasted on people who refuse to act freely.

But can be wasted by those who use it too freely. That
being as conservative as I've gotten over the years.

Overnight sprouted oatmeal
Categories: odd, vegan, breakfast
Servings: 2

1 1/2 c oat milk
2 Tb chia seeds
1 c sprouted rolled oats
2 Tb maca powder
2 ts pure maple syrup (or agave syrup) or tt
1 ts pure vanilla powder
h - Toppings
mixed berries (raspberries, blueberries, etc)
raw almonds
1 Tb almond butter
crispy puffed quinoa or rice

In a small mixing bowl (or a container with a lid)
stir together the milk, chia seeds and rolled oats.
Add in the vanilla and other spices (if using),
cover or transfer to an airtight container and let
it rest overnight in the refrigerator. This way
the chia seeds will soak the liquid and form a
pudding-like consistency, the rolled oast will
become softer.

In the morning add in the maca powder, stir well
and adjust the sweetness to your taste by adding
a couple teaspoons of your favorite sweetener
(maple syrup, agave, coconut nectar, etc.).

If you prefer a less dense oatmeal add a little
more milk and stir again until you reach the
desired consistency.

Top with some berries, nuts, almond butter and
crispy puffed quinoa.

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