576 Kidd V. Royal Agricultural Society of England. 
" pure" that the wild seeds are not sifted from it? — A. It is no 
sifted — not the last sieve. 
Q. The "genuine"? — A. No, not the last sieve. 
Q. What w^e have here is a compound cake ? — A. Yes. 
Q. That is called " Buffum"?— ^. No, I do not call it so. 
Q. You do not, I know ; but is not that the word used for 
these cakes ? — A. No, not for " Triangle" cakes. 
Mr. Justice Blackburn : Is the word used for any cakes ? — 
A. It is a vulgar phrase used by the men, 
Mr. Field : And what do the men of Hull mean by it ? Do 
not they mean compound cakes ? Is not it a common term to 
use for mixed cakes? — A. No, I have heard the word before 
but it is used to denote what is mixed with it, not the cake after 
it is made 
Q. What is that ? — A. Bran. 
Q. Then your " Triangle Best" is Buffum — it has got bran 
in it? — A. Yes. 
Q. What is the meaning of Buffum ? — A. I do not know. I 
is what I should call a vulgar slang word. 
Q. Is not there special machinery for making these compound 
cakes ? — A. No. 
Q. Have you any of Thompson and Stather's machinery? — 
A. Yes. 
Q. Is not that machinery expressly made for the purpose of 
producing these compound, or, as I call them, " adulterated 
cakes? — A. It has nothing to do with the making of the cakes 
it could not make them. 
Q. Is the object of it to grind more closely than the ordinary 
machinery ? — A. To do it more quickly. 
Q. I want you to explain this to me. When you make what 
I call a compound cake — I suppose I may call it a compound 
cake? — A. You are at liberty to call it what you like. 
Q. And you will not object ? 
Mr. Seymour : As long as you do not forget it is " Triangle 
Best." 
Mr. Field: A mixed cake? — A. Yes. 
Q. When you make a mixed cake, do not you first of all 
crush the sesame or the other materials that are put in — say 
earth-nut? — A. Nut-cake. 
Q. You crush that, do not you, at the rolls first? — A. No, the 
machine does that. That is what the machine is for — to break 
the cake. 
Q. You mean this Thompson and Stather's machine? — 
A. Yes, with revolving arms. 
Q. You crush that at the rolls first, do not you? — A. No, it 
