<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> In <[log in to unmask]>, on 04/07/97 at 09:04 PM, Marilyn Gioannini <[log in to unmask]> said: >> Birkett Mills >> P. O. Box 440 >> Penn Yan, NY 14527 >> 315-536-3311 ... >>But Gayle Kennedy, a native of Penn Yan, informed me: >>the buckwheat grains go thru a sifter that is supposed to eliminate >>smaller grains if any get into the buckwheat area by mistake. Buckwheat >>grains are relatively large when compared to wheat, barley, or oats. ... >>Gayle suggests that limiting yourself to the whole grain may be safe, >>because they are larger and can be visually inspected to be sure they >>are indeed buckwheat. Buckwheat is the fruit, not made from the seed. The groats, or half groats, are 3-4 mm. in diameter and easily distinguished from gluten grains. Birkett markets as Wolff's Kasha and Pocono Mountains Kasha. The former in various granulations --coarse has the half groats, the latter as groats, perhaps among others. I've never seen any contamination in the coarse, which I'd chosen for that reason. Wintertime, the groats are a nice change of pace for hot cereal: texture very much like brown rice, so good as such at other meals. Kemp Randolph Long Island