A new way of preparing Wheat.

Manawatu Herald, 20 November 1894, Page 3

A new way of preparing Wheat.

A Hew way of preparing wheat for human food has been discovered by an ingenious Colorado man. He buys the best selected wheat, washes it by means of a rocker, similar to that employed in washing out gold from sand, which permits thfe perfect and heavy grains to sink to the bottom, while the chaff floats off. The grain is then thoroughly steamed, salt being added daring this p>bc*e99; The grain comes from this process shed of its outer husk, but containing all the nutriment of the gelatinous covering. The kernels are now fed through a hopper into a machine, by which they are cut longitudinally into long shi'etls Or threads, the finished product reminding one of excelsior, used in stuffing cushions. The shredded wheat is now cut into small sections, slightly baked in a quick oven, and With or without milk or butter forms the most delicious diet, tt cobtaine every particle of the food elements that are in the wheat grain, but in such a form as to be both palatable and digestible. The other cereals can be treated by the same process. The proprietor has built up a large business at Pueblo and Denver, selling this stuff to families and also in his restaurant. It is now proposed to push the sales of these machines and their jjrdflticts throughout the cities of the country.