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.
-- Cosmo, Sep 14 2003

Consumers upset over astronomic pricing of breakfast cereals http://articles.fin...is_n219/ai_17434368
It's just wheat and sugar for god's sake! [eyeguy, Oct 04 2004]

Now, *that* is 'baking.
-- thumbwax, Sep 14 2003


Next, a croissant canoe and a paddle.
-- FarmerJohn, Sep 14 2003


NOTE to self: Next project( s): "Sturdier Gram-Crackers"

*Old Materials/New Possibilities a) Flat,wide whole grain pasta. [ sandwich them between layers of a whole grain paste] [consider layering them to a 1/4 inch thickness] [alternate position of pasta in each layer, perpendicular to previous layer] [compress while baking slightly]
-- Cosmo, Sep 14 2003


Sounds good, but how easy would it be to mass produce?
-- familyslipper, Sep 15 2003


ordinary particle board is too heavy, 95lbs for a 8*4 board, this could be onto something
-- swimr, May 06 2004


I'm not sure why I'm voting for this. It's strangely appealing for no good reason.
-- justaguy, May 06 2004


Every fiber in my being is telling me to give this a +. But..I...I can't, I just can't. Have you seen what a box of Oat Bran cereal costs these day? It would be cheaper to make it out of silver. No really, real silver.
-- eyeguy, May 07 2004


Obviously, Cosmo is male, and probably has the engineer personality type as well. When such a person puts something in the oven, the result is ALWAYS a construction material. I’m like that. Once I created a carbonized material suitable for spacecraft thermal shields out of ordinary French bread. I sent it to NASA, but you know how they are.
-- ldischler, May 07 2004



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