Rarities
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Our rarities are grown on a very small scale or only occasionally, so they're only sporadically available, either as individual products or as part of our special collections, like the Miller's Box. Please check the individual product listings for details. |
Gog Magog Beans
Hodmedod's British Pulses & Grains
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| Sorry! Gog Magog Beans are out of stock following two difficult growing seasons but we are hoping to have more available from future harvests. |
Our large white Gog Magog Beans are deliciously tender and buttery. They make a great alternative to butterbean or Greek Gigantes beans.
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Triticale Flour, Organic
Hodmedod's British Pulses & Grains
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Triticale is a hybrid of wheat (Triticum aestivum) and rye (Secale cereale), combining the quality and yield potential of wheat with the flavour, adaptability and resilience of rye.
Wholegrain triticale flour has a high protein content and is lower in gluten than other cereals, making it well suited for lighter rye-style breads and crispbreads, as well as biscuits, cakes and muffins.
Our organic triticale flour is grown and milled at Maple Farm, Kelsale in Suffolk.
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Squareheads Master Wheat, Wholegrain
Hodmedod's British Pulses & Grains
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| Squareheads Master is a 19th century variety of milling wheat, grown since the 1860s to provide grain for bread making and straw for thatching. |
Our Squareheads Master wheat is grown at Hulver Farm in Suffolk by Paul Watkin and his son Tobias. As their main interest is in thatching straw (this wheat grows well over a meter tall), with the grain a by-product, the wheat is cut with a reaper-binder rather than a combine harvester (which would also thresh the grain out) so as not to damage the straw. The binder ties the cut wheat into sheaves which are then stacked or 'shocked' into stooks in the field to dry.
Once dry, Paul and Tobias use an early 20th century Ransome's threshing machine, powered by a traction engine, to gently separate the grain from the straw - see it in action!
This crop of Squareheads Master was threshed at Henham Steam Rally, which is held a few miles from our Bean Store.
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Milling Wheat, New Harvester, Wholegrain
Hodmedod's British Pulses & Grains
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New Harvester Milling Wheat is only available as part of our January 2020 Miller's Box selection of grists for home milling as we have very limited grain available from the 2019 harvest. |
New Harvester is a late 19th century variety of wheat, probably one of the first improved selections for bread wheat.
Our New Harvester is grown at Hulver Farm in Suffolk by Paul Watkin and his son Tobias. As their main interest is in thatching straw (this wheat grows well over a meter tall), with the grain a by-product, the wheat is cut with a reaper-binder rather than a combine harvester (which would also thresh the grain out) so as not to damage the straw. The binder ties the cut wheat into sheaves which are then stacked or 'shocked' into stooks in the field to dry.
Once dry, Paul and Tobias use an early 20th century Ransome's threshing machine, powered by a traction engine, to gently separate the grain from the straw - see it in action!
This crop of New Harvester was threshed at Brampton Plough Day, which is held just over the road from our Bean Store.
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