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Features
- In Scotland, oatcakes are made by baking rounds of oatmeal on a tray. If the rounds are large, they are then sliced into triangular shapes. Oatmeal is used because it is one of the few grains which grows well in the North of Scotland and was, until the 20th century, the staple grain used.
- Scottish soldiers in the 14th century carried a metal plate and a sack of oatmeal. According to contemporary accounts, one would heat the plate over fire, moisten a bit of oatmeal and make a cake to "comfort his stomach. Hence it is no marvel that the Scots should be able to make longer marches than other men.
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