Cream of wheat

RE: Cream of wheat (leethebard)

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:16:16 GMT

And see,to me Cream of Wheat always brings me back to my childhood...I still love the flavor..with a lttle milk and sugar it is tasty and creamy,,,,no and not like cardboard....my tastebuds like it fine,thank you very much!!!!!

RE: Cream of wheat (lunasatic)

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:09:31 GMT

Sorry, guys, my husband eats Cream of Wheat cooked with chicken broth. I ate it when I was a very young child, but ditched it in favor of grits or oatmeal upon developing taste buds. I do believe the box it comes in has a better taste than the cereal. It's amazing how your tastes can change over the years. I think it may also have someting to do with the waning of a sense of smell as I get older, too. No, I've never smoked (anything but pork & chicken!) in my life, so I can only blame severe life-long sinus problems!

RE: Cream of wheat (BelleReve)

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 12:32:46 GMT

The weather has to be cold -and I alternate between oatmeal or cream of wheat, with lots of butter and sugar and a cup of hot tea. It's funny, I use sweet n' low on everything else, but for these two dishes, it has to be the real thing. I'll have it for dinner sometimes as well.

Re:Cream of wheat (Dude111)

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 20:22:33 GMT

mmmmmmmmmmm i love cream of wheat!!

MAPLE BROWN SUGAR IS MY FAVOURITE!! (I hope my reply shows up)

Re:Cream of wheat (claracamille)

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:09:31 GMT

I have been eating Cream of Wheat for 60+ years. I LOVE IT!!!
I make it in the microwave in a big plastic mixing bowl( so the cream of wheat will not overflow in the mIcrowave). I follow the package directions. It is so easy in the microwave, no stirring, no lumps. I eat with with 1/2 n 1/2 & raw sugar.
When my kids were growing up I made them Coco Wheats.
"It's Cream of Wheat weather we repeat, so guard your family with hot Cream of Wheat".

Re:Cream of wheat (MellowRoast)

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:23:21 GMT

There aren't many things better than steaming hot Cream of Wheat. I also prepare it with milk, and add real butter and Vermont maple syrup. I really miss those Cream of Wheat pancakes at IHOP, too (Country Griddle). Best pancakes ever.

Re:Cream of wheat (Rusty246)

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:18:38 GMT

"..to be big and strong have lots of fun, eat CoCo Wheats everyone!" I WANT MY COCO WHEATS! Really I do.....

Re:Cream of wheat (fishtaco)

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:04:01 GMT

Coco Wheats, Coco Wheats can't be beat, it's the creamy hot cereal with the coco treat....

Re:Cream of wheat (BigDave67)

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:31:41 GMT

I love cream of wheat with sugar,butter and milk. Cream of Rice is awesome,also

RE: Cream of wheat (LoveMyLab)

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:13:09 GMT

Read this post last night, could not stop thinking about hot cereal all night! Made 12 grain cereal with butter and strawberry syrup for breakfast.

Roadfood inspires me!

RE: Cream of wheat (leethebard)

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:18:06 GMT

When I had farina as a kid,lumps always were in the bowl, some bigger than others> I'd love to break them up as I ate them.Funny,the things this forum reminds me of.I had forgotten that!

RE: Cream of wheat (naxet76)

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:43:52 GMT

like someone mentioned earlier, I like mine lumpy! with just milk and sugar! same for malt o meal. As a kid i used to add a spoonful of Nestle Quick chocolate and stir it in.

RE: Cream of wheat (leethebard)

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:51:58 GMT

That's about right! Always make it with milk...nice and creamy!

RE: Cream of wheat (ppezalla)

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:37:06 GMT

I make it with milk instead of water and use about twice as much Cream of Wheat as the recipe calls for. 1 cup milk, a little salt and 6 heaping tablespoons cereal (plus a handfull of dried tart cherries).

RE: Cream of wheat (rumsongirl)

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:18:08 GMT

love cream of wheat cooked the 'real' way...on the stove top...watch out, don't burn it...a real pain to clean the pan..have to soak it for days!...but cook it w/ milk instead of water and put in some raisins!!!! yum!

RE: Cream of wheat (ann peeples)

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:30:36 GMT

I was always a Malt-O-Meal girl.With brown sugar and milk.Thats what Mom bought.But when sleeping over at my friends house, her Mom made us Cream of Wheat with cinnamon, milk and a little sugar.Always considered that a treat!!

RE: Cream of wheat (rptyper)

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:36:20 GMT

I don't eat hot cereal from a bowl anymore. I drink it Mexican style by adding alot of water, cinnamon, sugar, butter and wind up sipping it from a glass. I used to work with some men from Mexico and I noticed they came back from the catering truck with totally different food than what I got. Learned to stand behind them and say 'me too'.

RE: Cream of wheat (MiamiDon)

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:26:27 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by leethebard

hey, is there ANY(Imean ANY) difference between Pillsbury's brand,Farina, and any other Cream of wheat???or is that vice versa...oh you know what I mean!

Lee, farina is generic, and Cream of Wheat is a brand-name farina.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farina_(food)

RE: Cream of wheat (leethebard)

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:51:01 GMT

no..no...red eye gravy is great...

RE: Cream of wheat (doggydaddy)

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:27:18 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by leethebard

hey, is there ANY(Imean ANY) difference between Pillsbury's brand,Farina, and any other Cream of wheat???or is that vice versa...oh you know what I mean!

Yesterday, while shopping, I went by the dented food bin. In there was the Quaker Oats version which said that it was Cream of Wheat.
Maybe this is a generic term as on the flip side of the box was the Spanish version of this product listed as Farina.

Going to the Quaker website, there is no listing for the product, though there is a picture if you search around.
But hey, they are still making Quisp!!!! You can get T-shirts and watches too.

As for grits, they have that covered. One version is complete with red-eye gravy....ugh.

mark

RE: Cream of wheat (leethebard)

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:05:37 GMT

hey, is there ANY(Imean ANY) difference between Pillsbury's brand,Farina, and any other Cream of wheat???or is that vice versa...oh you know what I mean!

RE: Cream of wheat (gofoodracer)

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:10:15 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by BT

Just half & half and sugar does it for me--not very healthy but oh so good.

Texture wise, it's more like grits--much finer grained than oatmeal--but the taste is blander than either.

well a healthy heeping table spoon of sugar and some milk will sovle that! I love me some cream of wheat, I know what just made it on my grocery lst

RE: Cream of wheat (k9hckmac)

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:41:57 GMT

Its my favorite hot cereal next to grits. Plenty of sugar and butter makes it great.

RE: Cream of wheat (the ancient mariner)

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:31:34 GMT

As a rule I don't like food that has to be doctered up to hide the taste,
or in the case of COW the lack of taste----it's like store boughten white
bread without butter, jam, or something that you can dunk it into.

RE: Cream of wheat (leethebard)

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:00:43 GMT

I like farina(the guy that made you go yuck is on an maypo oatmeal box)with milk, and LOTs of sugar,or these days, Splenda!

RE: Cream of wheat (dcwatts)

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:27:19 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by the ancient mariner

-------------YUK-------------

IMHO, the secret to enjoying C.O.W. is butter - lots of butter. Also sugar. copious sugar. And salt ... uhmmm ... mebbe you've got a point there.

RE: Cream of wheat (the ancient mariner)

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:18:48 GMT

-------------YUK-------------

I hated Cream of Wheat and even though I haven't had any for
about 60 years the first thing that came to mind when I saw
the title of the post was------------YUK------and I'm not kiddin'.

RE: Cream of wheat (leethebard)

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:15:30 GMT

Correct! It was the first flavored hot cereal. Someone had the bright idea of adding maple syrup flavoring to oatmeal. Kids loved it...and the cartoon commercial where the kid shouted,when given plain outmeal,"That's oatmeal. I want my Maypo!" was a hit with kids who kept shouting to their parents,"I want my Maypo" Great marketing gimmick...and hot cereal would never be the same. Note that cartoon kid still on the box!! I guess the company owes him a lot!!!

RE: Cream of wheat (MiamiDon)

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:20:34 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by susanll

We grew up with Maypo. How similiar is that to cream of wheat?

Maypo is maple-flavored oatmeal, I believe.

Available here:

http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/

RE: Cream of wheat (dcwatts)

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:55:04 GMT

CREAM OF WHEAT PANCAKES

- 1 1/2 c Bisquick
- 1/2 c Instant Cream of Wheat (dry)
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1tsp salt
- 1tsp vanilla
- 1/4 c granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 c buttermilk
- 2tbls melted butter
- 2 eggs
Pre-heat griddle to 350degF. Combine Bisquick, Cream of Wheat, baking soda and salt first, mixing well. In a secondary bowl, combine eggs, sugar, and melted butter (mixing thoroughly), then into that same (secondary) bowl add buttermilk and vanilla. Finally, pour wet mixture into the primary mixing bowl, taking care not to over-stir (some lumpiness is preferable to over-stirring).