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Default Green foam on irish steel cut oats

On 12/01/2011 8:24 AM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
> Here's a new one for me.
>
> I picked up a bag of organic oats from the bulk bin in a health food
> store yesterday.
>
> I used to use McCanns- I've been using Country Choice for months. I
> used the same pot& process this morning- but the new oats.
>
> I boil 4 cups water- add oats- stir until the foam goes away- cover
> over a double boiler- and go about my business for 1/2 hour.
>
> Everything looked fine when I covered it. 45minutes later I came
> in from moving some snow around and my wife asked me what the green
> stuff was on this morning's oatmeal.
>
> She had scooped some off for me before she stirred the pot and got her
> bowl. It is apparently not a quick acting poison, as she is
> still alive and has had no ill effects.
>
> She just figured it was some new type of oatmeal I was trying. [which
> it was-- but I didn't expect the green-ness] It tastes fine, and
> smells like good oatmeal.
>
> I'm going to call the store when they open-- but in the meantime, has
> anyone else had post boil green foam form on their oatmeal?


The green foam is nothing to worry about. It is the result of enzymes
reacting with hard water. It has no taste and no ill effects.
I usually get it with my steel cut oats because I have very hard water.