Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-12
UnCleSam's
Food Lessons
Especial Information Service u. s. De
partment Of Agriculture)
DO you KNOW OATMEAL?

OF course, you know it is q good
breakfast food, but 1t is even better
fixed up for dinner or supper. 1t
makes
Excellent buildings.
Wholesome bread and cookies.
An appetizins soup for cold day.
Baked dinner dish in place of meat.
To cook oatmeal, stir slowly two
and one-half cupfuls of rolled oats in
to five cupfuls of boiling water which
has in it two and one-half teaspoon
fuls of salt. Cook for one hour or
over night in q double boiler or fire.
! less cooker. This will serve five peO-
! pie. If you want it for two meals,
cook twice the amount to save time
and fuel.
Delicious Oatmeal Puddings.
| Do you know that oatmeal makes
delicious buildings and other good
things?
Try one when you have light din
ner or supper.
Oatmeal Betty.
Two cupfuls oatmeal.
Four apples cut up small.
One-half cupful raisins.
One-half cupful sugar.
One-fourth teaspoonful cinnamon.
Mix and bake for one-half hour.
Serve hot or cold. Any dried or fresh
fruits, dates, or ground peanuts may
be used instead of apples. Either will
serve five people.
Scotch Soup.
With bread and dessert it is enough
for lunch or supper.
Two and one-half quarts water, one
and One-quarter cupfuls rolled oats.
Five potatoes cut in small pieces.
Two onions, sliced, two tablespoon.
fuls -four.
Two tablespoonful fat.
Boil the water and add the oatmeal
potato, and onion, one-half tablespoon"
full of salt and one-half teaspoonful
pepper. Cook for one-half hour. Brown
the flour with the fat and add to the
soup. Cook until thick. One cupful Of
tomato adds to the flavor. Serves five
people.
Oatmeal Bread
Is delicious with all meals-try 1t.
One cupful milk or water, one tea
spoonful salt.
Two and one-half cupfuls wheat
-four.
One cupful rolled oats.
Scald the liquid, add salt and pour
over the oats, cool half an hour, add
the yeast mixed with one-quarter cup
full lukewarm water, and the flour.
Knead and let rise until double the
size. Knead again and let rise in the
pan until the size is doubled. Bake in
moderate oven for so minutes. Makes
one loaf weighing one and one-quarter
pounds.
Spiced Oatmeal Cakes.
The whole family will like these, and
they are easily made.
One and one-half cupfuls -four.
One-half cupful cooked oatmeal, one
quarter cupful sugar.
One-quarter cupful raisins, one
quarter teaspoonful soda.
One-half teaspoonful baking powder.
One-half teaspoonful cinnamon.
Three tablespoonful fat, one-quar-
ter cupful molasses.
Heat the molasses and fat to boil
ing. Mix with all the other materials.
Bake in muffin pans for 80 minutes.
This makes II cakes.
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cheap are:
Scotch Dat Crackers.
Two cupfuls rolled oats.
One-quarter cupful milk, one-quarter
cupful molasses.
One and one-half tablespoonfuls fat
One-quarter teaspoonful soda.
One teaspoonful salt.
Grind or crush the oats and mix
with the other materials. Roll out in
thin Sheet and cut in squares. Bake
for 20 minutes in a moderate oven.
Makes three dozen crackers.
Instead of meat, cook this appetiz-
ing dish for your family:
Baked Oatmeal and Nuts.
Two cupfuls cooked oatmeal.
One cupful crushed peanuts.
One-half cupful milk.
One teaspoonful vinegar.
One-quarter teaspoonful pepper.
Two and one-half teaspoonfuls salt.
Mix together and bake in a creased
pan 10 minutes. This is enough for
five people.
Oatmeal Is good, inexpensive, nu.
tritious food.
Makinn Exrusae