Getting on towards two years in #DenHaag and I still find some mysteries in my grocery shopping.
Particularly, "bloem" and "meel".
Luckily the website which has shipped me flour in the past has a blog page all about this: HET VERSCHIL TUSSEN MEEL EN BLOEM
https://www.demolenwinkel.nl/advies/het-verschil-tussen-meel-en-bloem/
Unfortunately, most ML treatments are converting this (consistently through the text) into THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FLOUR AND FLOUR.
#flour #baking #Dutch
From WHEAT LIFE:
"Flour sacks began replacing barrels as flour containers in the later 1800s, when the sewing machine made it possible to sew a sturdy sack that could hold flour. Flour sacks dominated the industry until the 1940s when paper sacks, which were introduced 20 years earlier, became the main form of packaging."
https://wheatlife.org/when-flour-was-sacked/
A lot of these old seed and flour sacks back in the day were manufactured by a Minneapolis company whose logo was a cat out of the bag! Ope!
(You need go no further than the Minnesota State Fair to see a superb permanent collection of seed and flour sacks right there in the Ag-Hort building, not far from the crop art.)
Although I live in the town formerly known as Flour City, I like to recommend Dakota Maid flour from that bastion of socialism, North Dakota!
Our Mission
Provide a profit to our owners – the citizens of North Dakota.
"The North Dakota Mill and Elevator Association began operating October 22, 1922 as a value-added market for wheat produced in North Dakota. In the early 1900’s, the flour mills and grain exchange in Minneapolis were the primary wheat markets for North Dakota farmers and elevators. After freight costs to Minneapolis were deducted from Minneapolis market prices, North Dakota farmers received a low price for their wheat. The North Dakota Mill came into existence to help solve this problem."
I just like the name Dakota Maid — and that they sell replica flour sacks.
Remember when you routinely would purchase flour in 25 or 50 lb bags at the grocery?
https://www.ndmill.com/
Not possible to get bread in Gaza
In Gaza, flour supplies are depleted, and there is nothing left for the majority of bakeries funded and supported by the World Food Programme to produce bread for the hungry and traumatised population.
These bakeries are shutting down, and until further notice, we don’t know when they will reopen.
Whole Wheat Bran Rolls
25 grams wheat bran
60 ml warm water
1/2 tbsp salt
150 ml (soy) milk
1/2 tsp sugar
2 tsp yeast
125 grams white flour
125 grams whole wheat flour
wheat bran, sesame seeds, oats, for decoration
Method and photos... https://fortheloveofbread.blogspot.com/2012/04/whole-wheat-bran-rolls.html
#flour : the finely ground meal of wheat, or of any other grain
- French: farine
- German: das Mehl
- Italian: farina
- Portuguese: farinha
- Spanish: harina
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Anyone have any leads on a retailer of acorn flour in Canada? Like, we have so many oak trees, and I know it was a traditional ingredient for people here. It seems kinda bonkers that the only non-American retailer that I can find is Turkish.
#acorn #AcornFlour #TraditionalFoods #flour #glutenfreeFlour #baking
#oakTrees #oak #trees #HelpMeFindThis
Meule et molette – Néolithique – Musée Arkéos Douai – Photo Kroko pour Hominides.com
https://www.hominides.com/musees-et-sites/arkeos-le-musee-parc-archeologique/
#neolitique #neolithic #meule #molette #millstone moudre #grinding #farine #flour
#Malawi: Consumption of whole #maize flour could boost #foodsecurity. Dehulling causes losses of 10% for #protein, 60% for #zinc & 50% for iron. Local preferences are for refined #flour due to convenience & cultural norms, despite the #nutrition benefits of whole grain flour: https://doi.org/10.1007/s44187-025-00311-y
FAS: Bulgaria corn crop smallest in 12 years https://www.byteseu.com/760769/ #barley #Bulgaria #canola #corn #CornMilling #CornWetMilling #Feed #FeedMilling #flour #FlourAdditives #FlourMilling #GrainIndustry #maize #rapeseed #rice #sorghum #SoslandPublishing #soy #soya #soybeans #wheat #WorldGrain
US HHS nominee seeks more scrutiny of food industry https://www.diningandcooking.com/1866005/us-hhs-nominee-seeks-more-scrutiny-of-food-industry/ #Barley #canola #Corn #CornMilling #CornWetMilling #feed #FeedMilling #Flour #FlourAdditives #FlourMilling #food #GrainIndustry #maize #rapeseed #Rice #Sorghum #SoslandPublishing #Soy #soya #soybeans #Wheat #WorldGrain
Interesting possible options for better gluten free flours. #flour #gluten #glutenfree #baking #Australia
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Manitoba flour, a name chiefly used in Italy originating in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is a strong flour, and distinguished from weaker flours as measured with a Chopin alveograph.
