I got this one years ago off the side of a Betty Crocker Supreme Brownie mix. It's really good and I make it regularly. OATMEAL BROWNIES 2-1/2 cups oatmeal, uncooked 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar 1/2 tsp. baking soda 3/4 cup butter, melted 1 pkg. brownie mix + ingredients needed on box 1/2 cup chopped nuts Heat oven to 350° F. Grease bottom only of 13- x 9- x 2-inch baking pan. Mix oats, flour, brown sugar, and baking soda; stir in margarine. Reserve 1 cup of the oat mixture. Press remaining oat mixture in prepared pan. Bake 10 minutes; cool 5 minutes. Prepare brownies as directed on package; stir in nuts. Spread over baked oat layer; sprinkle with reserved oat mixture. Bake 35-40 minutes; cool. Cut into bars. Yield: 48 brownies.

We used to call it Dump Cake because you just "dumped" everything in. I hope this is it. Dump Cake Ingredients 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling 1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix 8 ounces chopped walnuts 1/2 cup butter Directions In a 9x13 inch pan mix cherries and pineapple. Sprinkle dry cake mix over pineapple, and cherry mixture stir until just combined. Then sprinkle walnuts over top. Drizzle top with melted butter or margarine. Bake in a 350 degree F (175 degree C) oven for 35 or 40 minutes or until golden brown.

When making pancakes, I often wing it!.....Remember that for every 2 cups of flour, you will need 1 tsp of baking powder and 1 tsp salt.....sweetening, fat of some sort.....and milk. So I make up a 2 cup measure of mixed flours...amybe 1 cup unbleached all purpose, 1/8th cup buckwheat ( a little goes a long way!) 1/8th cup of wheat germ, 1/2 cup whole wheat and 1/4 cup rye flour. Then mix up 2/3 cup milk, one egg, 1/4 cup honey....or brown sugar....or some honey and some molasses, 1/4 cup vegetable oil or soft butter....and mix intio the flour.....add more milk as needed to make cakes as thin as you like. And sometimes I just use white flour and whole wheat....1/2 and 1/2 of each. And....I always add 1/2 tsp vanilla extract. Linda C

I am looking for a bonsai gardener who I can pay to help make a large amount of gritty mix, or something pretty close to it. If you are near me and want to be paid to do that, let me know in this thread.