On 11/10/2015 8:09 AM, Gary wrote:
> 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.
>
When I was growing up, we often had buckwheat pancakes. Your packet
might contain enough to produce one recipe of buckwheat pancakes. The
flavor is very different from regular pancakes, and I really liked them.

MaryL