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> On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:46:22 -0600, "Janet Bostwick"
> > wrote:
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>>"sf" > wrote in message
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>>> On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:16:47 GMT, PeterL2 >
>>> wrote:
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>>>>sf > wrote in
>>>>news:ehe6b5ppda1shekhh5rt50sauiligvuvf2@ 4ax.com:
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>>>>> Looking at one of my cooking magazines and came across an ad for
>>>>> King Arthur Flour. It both perplexed and amused me. The ad
>>>>> says....
>>>>>
>>>>> unbleached
>>>>> white whole wheat
>>>>> flour
>>>>>
>>>>> HUH? Whazzat mean? Sounds like something for everyone.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>http://www.kingarthurflour.com/
>>>
>>> Do you think I would have asked if I understood what the h*ll they
>>> were talking about? It's either whole wheat or white, not both.
>>>

>>There are 2 whole wheat flours. One is the traditional whole wheat
>>ground from hard red spring wheat, the other is white whole wheat
>>ground from hard white wheat. The white whole wheat is naturally
>>lighter in color and taste and is not bleached to make it white. The
>>white whole wheat has all the nutrients and properties of traditional
>>whole wheat. It is the same except for color. It is not an all
>>purpose flour. Janet
>>

> Thanks Janet. I had a hard time wrapping my mind around white and
> whole wheat in the same term. I've only come across brown whole wheat
> flour.
>




Which reads: I mouthed off without reading what was on the website.