Sunday, April 19, 2009

Cream of What?

This morning I woke up starving, and having polished off the last of the McCann's Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal  yesterday morning, I had nothing for breakfast in the house.  Except....back there in the corner, some tupperware with a blue lid.  It has cream of wheat in it.  That container has probably survived three different moves, but cream of wheat doesn't go bad in a sealed container.  So there's my breakfast.

But it isn't in a box, and if I ever could remember how to cook it, I can't now.  That's why there's Google, though, so I type in "directions for quaker cream of wheat" and get a bunch of hits, including one for Amazon.com.

Did you know that Amazon.com sells Cream of Wheat?  Oh yeah, and they've got nutrition facts, and a customer discussion section, etc.  Its sales rank is #70,328.  (McCann's oatmeal is ranked #3,405).

Amazon also has a section on the cream of wheat page called "Active Discussions in Related Forums."  The key word is "related."  Here's the call of the question:  Do any of these topics seem a little odd with respect to Quaker quick cooking Cream of Wheat?:

  • Is a raw food diet the best diet? (128 replies)
  • His needs/her needs, marriage counseling ...why SHOULDN'T women worry about looks? (49 replies)
  • December 12, 2012 at 11:00?  What do you think will happen? (178 replies)
  • Male circumcision (1,465 replies)
  • Should we have free healthcare in the U.S.? (and is it possible?) (677 replies)
  • Common Mood Stabilizers Found to Cause Suicidal Ideation As Noted by the FDA: What's the Best Way To Deal With It? (2 replies)
  • Books for children with sick loved ones (no replies...no one cares apparently, because this is the oldest of the topics listed)
I'll let you know whether my breakfast of Cream of Wheat mixed with salt and honey gives me any clarity on  these topics.