patent flour
Americannoun
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He said they were selling best patent flour in local lots delivered to retailers at $1.20 per 48-lb. sack.
From Time Magazine Archive
Best patent flour is retailing in Columbus today for $1.35 to $1.50 per 48-lb. sack.
From Time Magazine Archive
No absolute definition can be given, however, of the term "patent flour," as usage varies the meaning in different parts of the country.
From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry
The chief question for the housewife to decide is whether to make the bread from entire wheat flour or from patent flour.
From Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency by Alsaker, R. L.
Flour—Graham and entire wheat flours contain more protein than patent flour, but this is offset by the fact that it is not so digestible as the protein of standard flour.
From Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts by Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam
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