Oatmeal Master Recipe With Variations

Name: Oatmeal Master Recipe With Variations
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters brown sugar; 118 milliliters dried dates, chopped; 710 milliliters milk, plus more for serving (cow, almond, rice, soy); 710 milliliters old fashioned oats; 118 milliliters raisins (or currants); 1 teaspoons salt