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As a grain used for centuries throughout Russia, Manchuria and Europe in
bread making it is now one of the fastest growing of all cereal grain
crops. Most of the American crop is used for pancake flours and
livestock feed it is easily produced due to its resistance to disease and
blight. Buckwheat sprouts are optimum at 2 to 4
days and the spout should be no longer than the grain itself, 1/4 to 1/2
inch, but the sprouts are often used to a length of 3/4 to 1 inch.
Buckwheat sprouts can be substituted in recipes calling for barley,
millet, oat, rice or wheat sprouts in breads, cereals main dishes and
soups.
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