Categories: Breakfast 
      Yield: 6 servings 
  
      2 c  Quaker Oats, uncooked 
           -- (quick or old-fashioned) 
      1 ts Salt 
      4 c  Water 
  
  FLAKY OATMEAL: Stir oats into briskly boiling salted water.  Cook 1 minute 
  for quick oats, stirring occasionally.  Cook 5 minutes or longer for old 
  fashioned oats.  Cover pan, remove from heat and let stand a few minutes. 
   
  CREAMY OATMEAL: Put oats, salt and cold water in pan.  Bring to a boil. 
  Cook as above. 
   
  Top each serving with a scoop of your favorite ice cream. 
   
  TOPPINGS FOR OATMEAL: Top each serving with brown sugar, your favorite 
  preserves, fresh, canned or thawed frozen peach slices, applesauce, 
  semi-sweet chocolate pieces, marshmallows, dates, raisins, honey, 
  maple-blended syrup or sliced bananas. 
   
  FRUIT-BLENDED OATMEAL: Add 1/2 cup chopped pitted dates, chopped prunes, 
  raisins, dried apricots or chopped apple to the water just before stirring 
  in the oats.  Cook as for Flaky or Creamy Oatmeal. 
   
  Source: Our Favorites for family and friends 
  Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company 
  Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias