During the Renaissance, the Medici family in Florence, Italy wore purple. (6) Since Antiquity, the color of kings and emperors, but mostly nonexistent in Renaissance and Medieval era due to near extinction of the snail used to make imperial purple. Imperial purple disappeared in 1453.
1 cup water -- 1/2 cup oatmeal. 1.5 [one and one-half cups] water -- 3/4 cup of oatmeal. Twice as much water as oats. The oatmeal to water ratio of 2 to 1 works for rolled oats. For steel cut oats, the proportion is 4 to 1 -- 1 cup of water and 1/4 cup of steel cut oats.
Place 1/2 cup regular (old-fashioned) rolled oats and 1 cup water into a microwave safe bowl, along with a pinch of salt, if desired. (If you like your oatmeal a little soupier, use 1/3 cup oats) Cover bowl with a lid or inverted plate and microwave on high for 2 Â½ to 3 minutes. Voila! In the time it takes to wait for the kettle to boil to make instant, you can enjoy all hearty goodness of old-fashioned oatmeal.