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 GJ> I have heard of the Quaker brand, but didn't know about the inclusion
 GJ> of "oats".
 ML> I do not know whether "Quaker Oats Company" is still the official
 ML> name (in my middle-aged parsimony, I mean, wisdom, when I buy oats
 ML> they're the store or generic variety), but the manufacturer is thus
 ML> referred to in common parlance.

Turns out it is in fact the Quaker Oats Company.

 GJ> One for those grammarian pedants:  If the correct name of the company
 GJ> is "Quaker Oats", then their product used in that recipe should be be
 GJ> described as, "Quaker Oats oats", in which phrase the first two words

No, it shouldn't, because an oat company should be expected to
make oats. Now Quaker Oats rye would make sense, as one wouldn't
necessarily expect an oat company to make rye products. On the
other hand Quaker rye would also make sense, as most people in
the civilized world know that Quaker, when not referring to a
dying religion, refers to an oat company gone conglomerate.

 GJ> are adjectives modifying the noun, "oats".  There are many examples

Nope, a noun "oats" used as an adjective, preceded by an adjective.

 GJ> where nouns are used as adjectives, and verbs used as nouns, such as
 GJ> "rat dropping", or even verbs used as nouns used as adjectives, as in,
 GJ> "rat dropping chilies".

You know that "dropping" here isn't a participle - it's a noun that
might have its origins as a gerund (also a noun, but of verb origin),
used as an adjective. It would be fun to envision a rat in a tree
bombing chiles down on people's baldish heads.

 GJ> And how about a mixture of 5 assorted adjectives in a row:-
 ML> permission from The Quaker Oats Company Electronic format courtesy

I see an article; noun used as an adjective, making a compound
noun used as an adjective; followed by missing punctuation;
followed by a noun used as an adjective; followed by an elliptical
prepositional phrase, truncated just to its noun, used as an adjective.
But mostly nouns.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02

      Title: Lighter Swedish Tosca
 Categories: Cyberealm, Mom's best, Ww, Low-fat, Cakes
      Yield: 9 servings

MMMMM----------------------------CAKE---------------------------------
    1/2 c  Boiling water
    1/4 c  Rolled oats
    1/2 c  Firmly packed brown sugar
    1/2 c  Sugar
      3 tb Light margarine
    1/2 ts Almond or coconut extract
      1 c  All purpose flour
    1/4 c  Egg substitute (or 1 egg)
      1 ts Baking powder
    1/4 ts Salt

MMMMM--------------------------TOPPING-------------------------------
    1/4 c  Rolled oats
    1/4 c  Firmly packed brown sugar
      1 tb Flour
      2 tb Light margarine
    1/4 c  Coconut
      2 tb Chopped nuts (optional)
      2 tb Skimmed milk
    1/4 ts Vanilla

  1. Heat oven to 350F. Spray an 8" square pan with nonstick cooking
  spray. Set aside.

  2. In a small bowl, combine the 1/4 oats and boiling water. Let stand
  5 minutes.

  3. In a large bowl, combine sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 3 T margarine,
  almond or coconut extract, and egg or egg substitute. Beat well. Add
  oat mixture; neat 2 minutes at medium speed. Lightly spoon flour into
  a measuring cup; level off. Add 1 cup flour, baking powder, and salt.
  Beat an additional 2 minutes. Pour into sprayed baking dish.

  4. Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

  5. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup oats, 1/4 cup brown
  sugar, and 1 T. flour. Mix well. With pastry blender or fork, cut in
  2 T. margarine until crumbly. Stir in coconut and nuts if using them.
  Add milk and vanilla, and mix well.

  6. Spread topping over hot cake. Broil 5-7 inches from heat for 2-3
  minutes, be careful not to burn the cake. Do so until bubbly and
  golden. Cool slightly on wire rack, serve warm.

  Nutritional information: 1/9 of recipe

  Calories 270; Protein, 3 gm; carbohydrate 45 gm; fiber 1 gm; fat 2.3
  gm (if using egg substitute and light margarine) or 9 gm; cholesterol
  24 mg (if using egg and regular margarine); sodium 210 mg; potassium
  125 mg.

  Dietary exchanges: 1 starch, 2 fruits, 2 fats (if using regular
  margarine and egg).

  Source: Pillsbury Fast and Healthy Magazine, Jan./ Feb. 1995
  Adapted for Weight Watchers by Linda Fields
  Typed in MM format by Linda Fields, Cyberealm BBS, Watertown NY
  315-786-1120

MMMMM

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