Whole Grain Particle Board

Recently someone suggested to me, to eat more whole grain cereals and such. After buying many varieties and sampling them, I discovered some to be completely milk insoluble. Others were so gritty that I thought I might damage my teeth if I continued to eat them.

One day while playing with my food I invented a new, light duty, craft construction board. Using the methods employed in the manufacturing of plywood and particle board I developed my concept.

Using a 16 by 20 inch shallow baking tray as the form, I poured in a thickened slurry of 'Cracklin' Oat Bran' cereal combined with a reduced, plain flavored, soy bean milk.

I placed this in a heated oven for 15 minutes to further dry the composition. Removing the tray, next I layered in (in a random pattern) whole grain shreded wheat strands.

For added strength I placed uncooked whole grain (thin) pasta in a grid formation over the semi-moist compositon. (Think: Like, Rebar used in concrete sidewalk construction)

Next I added another layer of the thickened cereal slurry, and more randomly scattered whole grain shreded wheat.

Finally I placed another tray on top of the mix, pressed and weighted it down slightly. Then on a low heat setting, I slowly dried it out.

Thirty minutes later...........I was able to remove this new, whole grain substrate. I can foresee it being used to build doll houses & momento boxes, etc. A thin wood veneer could be fused to one side, and/or: a soy bean based sealer could be applied to all sides and edges. In an extreme emergency this new substrate could be eaten, but I don't recommend it.