Abstract: Tortillas are placed on a flexible, pliable, perforated web made of woven metal. A plunger folds over the tortilla, folding the tortilla and the metal web, and the combination wherein the tortilla is fried crisp in the folded position, thus forming it into a taco shell. Thereafter, the plunger with the taco shell thereon is unfolded from the metal web and the fat drained and shaken from the shell and the shell dropped from the plunger.

Abstract: Flour is made from whole cereal grains, such as, corn, wheat, rye, and barley by heating the whole grain kernels to between about 170.degree. F. and 210.degree. F. while maintaining the moisture content of the whole kernels between about 8% and about 16% by weight. The whole kernels are squeezed into flakes while maintaining their temperature above about 170.degree. F., and the flakes are ground to form whole grain flour. The product has a surprisingly long shelf life, even though it contains all of the oil originally in the grain.