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Mr. Pitiful
08-23-2004, 04:18 PM
:confused:
How were the Cereal "Wheaties" invented?
FunnyDude
08-23-2004, 04:20 PM
They took some crused wheat mixed in some perservatives and vola... Wheaties :)
That is a good question... I never knew....
Mr. Pitiful
08-23-2004, 04:28 PM
Not even close......:)
Danielle
08-24-2004, 01:26 AM
Like many great inventions, Wheaties was discovered by accident.
In 1921, a health clinician in Minneapolis was mixing a batch of bran gruel for his patients when he spilled some of the mix on a hot stove. The gruel crackled and sizzled into a crisp flake. Tasting the very first Wheaties prototype, he decided this delicious accident had promise. He took the crisped gruel to the people at the Washburn Crosby Company.
The head miller, George Cormack, took on the task of trying to strengthen the flakes to keep them from turning to dust inside a cereal box. Cormack tested 36 varieties of wheat before he developed the perfect flake.
A company wide contest was held to name the new cereal. The winner was Jane Bausman, the wife of the export manager. Wheaties was chosen over numerous other entries, including Nutties and Gold Medal Wheat Flakes.
Mr. Pitiful
08-24-2004, 01:41 AM
That is correct, Danielle. right to the last detail....
hotbars
08-25-2004, 10:49 AM
Wow! You are smart Danielle!
That's really interesting to know, cause I eat a bowl of Wheaties every morning.