we talked about how we met,
the four of us in the kitchen one afternoon. My husband likes to ask people this question, does it all the time, but seldom is he asked how we met, which is funny because he tells it differently from reality.
Anyway, oatmeal had a little something to do with how they met — in a way. So, as we sat around enjoying each other’s company, we got a recipe for scrumptious oatmeal (avena), which Finny then made the next morning.
+ Milk
Sugar
Cloves 3
Ginger 2 small
Lemon rind 20
Salt
Cinnamon 4 big
Nutmeg 16
Vanilla 1 cap
Oatmeal 1½
Low to Medium heat
I’m glad she stressed the heat setting because my husband usually cooks (almost wrote lives) in Med to High Heat. I add raisins to mine (cranberries if we don’t have any, but prefer raisins in this dish) to sweeten it. The recipe is taped inside the kitchen cabinet where the spices reside. My husband made oatmeal twice within the past week, including this morning,
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