Oatburgers With Mushrooms

1 Large onion, diced

1/2 lb Fresh mushrooms -- diced

1/4 c Oil

4 1/2 c Water

1 t Garlic powder

1/2 ts Dried basil

1/4 c Nutritional yeast

1/2 ts Seasalt

1/3 c Soy sauce

1/4 ts Oregano

1/2 ts Thyme

5 c Old fashioned

rolled oats Saute the first four ingredients in a covered saucepan. While they are sauteeing, bring to a boil all the other ingredients except the oats. Lower heat, add the sauteed vegetables, and add the oats, one cup at a time, sallowing each cupful to sink a little before stirring gently. Cook up to five minutes--until mixture starts to stick to bottom of pot. Set aside to cool. It's much easier to form the patties if the mixture has cooled at least 10-15 minutes. Form into patties, place on oiled cookie sheet, bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes. Turn once after about 20 minutes. Makes about 20- 25 burgers. Oatburgers lend themselves to many variations. Some further suggestions are dill, parsley, celery, green or red peppers in placeof the mushrooms. (From _Vegetarian Cooking for a Better World_, by Muriel Collura Golde, MA, MS, MLS, published by NAVS)