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Just wondering if there should be a mention of the U.S. regional preferences between Grits and Cream of Wheat. As I understand it, many people in the northern US eat Cream of Wheat and have never heard of Grits, and vice-versa. Wikilackey 02:49, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
One article says it was common practice to use African Amwericans as product mascots. Another says it was not. Statements in both articles are unreferenced.
Roodog2k 17:57, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
Ditto on Aunt Jemima
Roodog2k 18:07, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
i agree with Roodog2k, African-americans were used vastly in that era (drawn mostly as Caracture-like), even the words Nigger and "negro" were used in some brands.
Just wondering if the term africanamerican was in use in 1895. Bettered ( talk) 17:34, 17 May 2014 (UTC)
The image Image:Cream of Wheat 1895.jpg is clearly a magazine advertisement, not a box, and has the look of ads from roughly 20 years later (could be a bit more) than the 1895 date suggested. (This is pretty obvious to anyone who has worked with materials from that era-- spend a few minutes looking at ads in magazines from the 1890s verses late 1910s if you wish confirmation.) I have asked for more details of the image source from the uploader on Commons, and have changed the caption here. -- Infrogmation 00:32, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
Part of the article references that it is no longer manufactured or marketed by Kraft (and the FAQ link at the bottom of the article is broken.) So, should it be in category "Kraft Brands" if it was sold, as the article implies? 98.215.53.205 ( talk) 17:05, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
This source shows that the cereal was created in a different mill. Which is correct? Vegaswikian ( talk) 01:24, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
The statement about White is confusing, when read with the White page. 173.90.75.20 ( talk) 07:01, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
This article claims Cream of Wheat is made from semolina. There is no reference for this, and the Cream of Wheat ingredients list does not mention semolina or durum, but says "Wheat Farina" which is made from wheat middlings, not specifically from durum wheat, and durum middlings are called semolina. Therefore, I'm removing the mention of semolina. -- Ericjs ( talk) 17:40, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
Has there ever been an attempt to market this product outside the US and Canada, either as CoW or some other name? It's unknown in the UK unless somebody makes it with different branding. Porridge culture is well established there though, which I guess occupies the same market niche. -- Ef80 ( talk) 17:28, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
There are several images of the old racist package and advertising but none of the updated post-2020 package. There should be. 38.49.72.17 ( talk) 22:20, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
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Just wondering if there should be a mention of the U.S. regional preferences between Grits and Cream of Wheat. As I understand it, many people in the northern US eat Cream of Wheat and have never heard of Grits, and vice-versa. Wikilackey 02:49, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
One article says it was common practice to use African Amwericans as product mascots. Another says it was not. Statements in both articles are unreferenced.
Roodog2k 17:57, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
Ditto on Aunt Jemima
Roodog2k 18:07, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
i agree with Roodog2k, African-americans were used vastly in that era (drawn mostly as Caracture-like), even the words Nigger and "negro" were used in some brands.
Just wondering if the term africanamerican was in use in 1895. Bettered ( talk) 17:34, 17 May 2014 (UTC)
The image Image:Cream of Wheat 1895.jpg is clearly a magazine advertisement, not a box, and has the look of ads from roughly 20 years later (could be a bit more) than the 1895 date suggested. (This is pretty obvious to anyone who has worked with materials from that era-- spend a few minutes looking at ads in magazines from the 1890s verses late 1910s if you wish confirmation.) I have asked for more details of the image source from the uploader on Commons, and have changed the caption here. -- Infrogmation 00:32, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
Part of the article references that it is no longer manufactured or marketed by Kraft (and the FAQ link at the bottom of the article is broken.) So, should it be in category "Kraft Brands" if it was sold, as the article implies? 98.215.53.205 ( talk) 17:05, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
This source shows that the cereal was created in a different mill. Which is correct? Vegaswikian ( talk) 01:24, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
The statement about White is confusing, when read with the White page. 173.90.75.20 ( talk) 07:01, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
This article claims Cream of Wheat is made from semolina. There is no reference for this, and the Cream of Wheat ingredients list does not mention semolina or durum, but says "Wheat Farina" which is made from wheat middlings, not specifically from durum wheat, and durum middlings are called semolina. Therefore, I'm removing the mention of semolina. -- Ericjs ( talk) 17:40, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
Has there ever been an attempt to market this product outside the US and Canada, either as CoW or some other name? It's unknown in the UK unless somebody makes it with different branding. Porridge culture is well established there though, which I guess occupies the same market niche. -- Ef80 ( talk) 17:28, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
There are several images of the old racist package and advertising but none of the updated post-2020 package. There should be. 38.49.72.17 ( talk) 22:20, 12 February 2024 (UTC)