Well, I didn't know the answer to that, so I went to www.johnogroats.com and learned that during the reign of James IV (1488-1513) there was a ferry to Orkney run by a Dutchman called Jan de Groot ... so not oaty connection, sadly!
While looking for something else I saw a recipe for porridge in "Charmaine Solomon's Complete Vegetarian Cookbook" which is totally different to what I told you, so here it is:
Soak 1/2 cup rolled oats or oatmeal in 2 1/2 cups water overnight. Add salt to taste and bring to the boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Simmer 15-20 minutes. Coarser oatmeal will take longer. Serve with separate bowl of cold milk in which each spoonful is dipped before being eaten.
I have never made porridge this way, so I don't know if the pre-soaking and long cooking time are needed because these are different oats to the ones I buy, but for anyone who finds porridge difficult to digest, this would probably help.
"Oat flip biscuits" ... do you mean flapjacks? I love flapjacks, but they have a LOT of butter ... Everyone on this board is so good at substituting ingredients, maybe someone will think of a way of making flapjacks safe?
Josephine
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