COMPOSITION AND VARIETIES
67. As an article of food, OATS are used very extensively. In Scotland, this cereal formed the principal article of diet for many years, and as the hardiness of the Scotch people is usually attributed to their diet the value of oats as a food cannot be overestimated. This grain, or cereal, grows [...]
VARIETIES AND STRUCTURE
52. RICE, next to wheat, is used more extensively as a food than any other cereal. It is a plant much like wheat in appearance, but it grows only in warm climates and requires very moist soil. In fact, the best land for rice is that which may be flooded with about 6 [...]
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ORIGIN AND USE
43. WHEAT, owing to the fact that it is grown in all parts of the world and forms the basis for a large amount of the food of most people, is a very important grain. It was probably a native grass of Asia Minor and Egypt, for in these countries it first received [...]
ORIGIN, CLASSIFICATION, AND USE
30. The word corn has been applied to various grains and is now used in a variety of ways in different countries. In ancient times, barley was called corn, and at the present time, in some countries, the entire year’s food crop is referred to by this name. The English apply the [...]
63. It is important that every person who is engaged in the preparation of food be thoroughly familiar with the various terms that are used in COOKING. Many of these are not understood by the average person, because they are foreign terms or words that are seldom employed in other occupations. However, as they occur [...]
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