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Text Box: eggs,” according a Wikipedia piece, which is titled “Jewish Cuisine.” There was a shortage of wheat in Europe by 1510, so poppy (narcotic), darnel (disorienting) and rye (hallucinogen lysergic acid) were used, which caused the poorer, or economically lower classes to suffer. Between 1840 and 1850, wheat became a cash crop in the U.S. Shredded wheat was produced in the U.S. by the Natural Food Co. in 1893. Wheat prices rose to $2 a bushel in the U.S. in 1917 because of the war with Germany (WW I). In 1919, the U.S.’s Kellogg's launched the high-fiber cereal All-Bran. By 1927, another U.S. company called Continental Baking Co. came out with

Text Box: Winter. The ancient Greeks, Romans, Indians (India), Chinese and Mexicans had harvest festivals. The holidays of Halloween and Thanksgiving are part of the American harvest celebration in the countryside and door-to-door Trick, or Treat in the city is part of it. During Talmudic times, bread was made not only from wheat, but also from rice, millet, and lentils ('Er. 81a). During the Middle Ages, “Maimonides, in his "Sefer Refu'ot" (ed. Goldberg, London, 1900), mentions dishes that are good for health. He recommends bread baked from wheat that is not too new, nor too old, nor too fine (p. 8); further, the meat of the kid, sheep, and chicken, and the yolks of

Text Box: Wonder Bread. Between October 1 and November 14, 1930, England rejected a Canadian proposal to help the exportation of wheat by its Dominions (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Canada). U.S. wheat crops were attacked in 1937 and Mexico’s in 1941 by black stem rust. ##### THIS WILL BE CONTINUED IN THE VERY NEXT ISSUE OF THE JEWISH CELIACS NEWSLETTER Sid Karp: Editor & Publisher

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