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
Please note further that patent flour loses nearly all of its salts.
From Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency by Alsaker, R. L.
What is known as patent flour is derived from the reduction of the middlings, while the break flours are recovered before the offals are completely removed; hence they are not of so high a grade.
From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry
Patent flour contains more starch than does baker's flour while baker's flour contains more protein than does patent flour.
From School and Home Cooking by Greer, Carlotta Cherryholmes
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