patent flour
Americannoun
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Best patent flour is retailing in Columbus today for $1.35 to $1.50 per 48-lb. sack.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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
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
As to the digestibility and food value, the wheat breakfast foods have practically the same as graham, entire wheat, or ordinary patent flour, depending upon the stock which they contain.
From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry
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