Succorso wrote:

> > > I'm writing to you because I can't think of better newsgroups to
> > > answer my question, which is: I have always made oatmeal by the
> > > recipe on the Quaker Oats box: 1/3 cup oats, 3/4 cup water. But the
> > > new box reads: 1/2 cup oats, 1 cup water. (and of course the
> > > calories which used to be 110, are now 150). When did the portion
> > > size change? And why?
> >
> > When did people start to actually measure porridge ingredients?
> >
>
> I did originally because I hate thick porridge - it has the consitency of
> snot and makes me gag; so I used to measure quantities until I knew the
> right proportions by sight.
>

I like it to be thick, but it is too thick I add a little more water.