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5 Unexpected Uses for Oats (wisebread)

After months of waiting, oatmeal season has finally arrived. It's a fall and
winter breakfast staple at our house, and the sight of pumpkins on porches
heralds the coming of maple-and-brown-sugar madness. But there are also scores
of amazing and unexpected uses for this cereal grain. Here's a look at a few.
(See also: 21 Uses for Salt)

## Cuisine Beyond Breakfast

Oats can serve as an interesting foundation for a host of foods.

A couple of years ago, longtime New York Times food writer Mark Bittman put
foodies on a high alert when he suggested using oats in an Asian-style
porridge dish known as congee. Cooked oats, scallions, and soy sauce may not
sound like an ideal combination, but the reviews are mostly favorable, if not
glowing.

Oats can also work as a flour substitute, a thickening agent, and even as a
healthier version of Shake 'N Bake.

## Skin Care

I spent one of my grade school spring breaks immersed in an oatmeal bath,
courtesy of the chicken pox. A couple decades later, oatmeal has become
increasingly visible in skin care products.

Bath and body aisles are lined with creams and cleansers that capitalize on
the soothing ...

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