I am dead butt tired tonight....Ed, that must be some mining outfit,sounds like they feed you guys good. +1. As for the Stout oatmeal and oatmeal taking on flavors. My Scottish grandmother taught me how to make mince n tatties. which s mashed taters with a ground beef gravy sort of. It's ground minced browned beef with minced onions beef stock and some oatmeal for thickener. usually beans on toast went with all this also. Good Scottish homecooking made with love !:)