The Best Prize in a Cereal Box

China in oatmeal?  You did indeed read that correctly.  My co-worker and buddy Susan, who knows about my obsession with china, told me about a promotion that the Quaker Oatmeal company used to run.  When you would buy a box of oatmeal, there would be a piece of china inside it.  If they were to do that now, I would eat a LOT more oatmeal and my cholesterol levels would never be an issue.  Sadly, this practice has been discontinued.  Susan and her mother are fortunate enough to have some of the keepsakes, and she allowed me to take some pictures of the treasures.

Pictured below:  “Pastoral Ware.” 

Robbinsnest.com has more information about this, and other, Quaker Oatmeal patterns.