Oatmeal

[AGW1]

Does anyone know if it's possible to buy oatmeal along the way? I'm not from Scotland but I do like porridge with raisons sometime during the day and wonder if I have to bring my own supply.

 

[JohnnieWalker]

Yes it is available - certainly in the larger towns. You are looking for "avena" = "oats".

 

[AGW1]

Thanks for the reply. Once at a bed and breakfast I enquired if I could have oatmeal in the morning. I asked if that was possible, if they made it. Sure, they replied, it's available. We make it every morning for the dog.

 

[CaminoGen]

... Sure, they replied, it's available. We make it every morning for the dog.

:lol: Thanks for the laugh!

 

[Steve.Belfast]

Oats(or porridge): In England a grain that is fed to horses, and in Scotland to people...
Which is why England has such fine horses and Scotland has such fine people.

This was an exchange between Dr Johnson and his Scottish biographer, Samuel Boswell. Credit where credit's due.

 

[Anniesantiago]

Oats(or porridge): In England a grain that is fed to horses, and in Scotland to people...
Which is why England has such fine horses and Scotland has such fine people.

:::laughing:: I like that one!