shredded wheat

noun

a breakfast cereal made by shredding cooked, dried whole wheat and baking or toasting it in biscuit- or spoon-size pieces.

First recorded in 1895–1900; formerly a trademark

For five months I lived by myself, and the only cooked food I ate was shredded wheat biscuit.

Hours yet, my love, before I can gorge myself on a shredded wheat biscuit.

Breakfast consists of rice, dried fruit (put to soak the night before), bacon, and shredded wheat biscuit.

Serve on croutons of fried bread, or in cases made of shredded-wheat biscuit.

Serve on toast, in patty cases, or in cases of shredded-wheat biscuit.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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