Shredded wheat was patented on this day in history, August 1, 1893. More than a century later, the odd, pillow-shaped food item remains a staple for many people.
While commonly associated with breakfast, shredded wheat — or rather, the shredded wheat biscuit — was meant to be a food choice that could be eaten during any meal, said the same source.
Initially, neither the biscuit-making machines nor the shredded wheat biscuits themselves caught on with the public. Eventually, people began eating shredded wheat, egged on partially by claims that the food was the"wonder of the ages" and could solve a multitude of health issues. The company built another factory on the Canadian side of the Niagara Falls, said the website. In 1925, a factory opened in England.
Despite its American origins, shredded wheat remains extremely popular in the United Kingdom, in part due to a series of ad campaigns.
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