Gary wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Julie Bove wrote:
> >
> > I made meatloaf the other day and wished I could buy a tiny packet
> > of flaxseed to put in it as an egg substitute. But all of the
> > flaxseed I have seen comes in a far larger quantity before it goes
> > bad. So imagine my surprise when I found tiny packets at the
> > Walmart food store! They also had hemp and chia seeds and some
> > other things. On the baking aisle. Brand is Badia. The one
> > packet was still twice as much as I needed for the meatloaves that
> > I made but I can just add it to some bread or something. And then
> > I won't have to store it.
>
> Going through my pantry this morning, I found a sample packet of
> "organic raw white buckwheat." Ingredient list just says "buckwheat
> groats." I don't remember where I got it (it was a free sample). It
> almost seems like it came in the mail about a year ago. It's from
> Nuts.com
>
> Anyway, the sample pack would fill a 1/2 measuring cup...or maybe a
> 2/3 measuring cup.
>
> What would you use that for? I have no clue. I did look up uses but
> saw nothing that I would bother with. Like making crackers, etc. Not
> me. Evidently, it's a nutrition suppliment and not a taste thing.

Does it look like flour (milled) or oatmeal?



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