Mill de Graanhalm (1847) is a corn-wood sawmill. It used to be exclusively a corn mill, but in 2003 a saw was installed at the bottom of the mill. This can saw whole logs with the help of wind or motor power. At the top of the mill, stone Zeeland flail wheat is ground into wholemeal flour. Next to the mill, you will find a pancake house with more than 30 different kinds of pancakes. Whole wheat pancakes are served from Zeeland Vlegel wheat. Environmentally friendly wheat grown in the region and milled at the mill.
Question 2: When was the first pancake baked in this mill?Take the 3rd letter of the month.
Sunday night, February 1, 1953. A very severe northwesterly storm is raging. It is spring tide, causing the water to be higher than during a normal flood. The water pounds against the dikes, which have become very weakened during the Second World War. Then the dikes break, and the water has free rein. Because the radio transmitters are off the air, the KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute) cannot issue a storm warning. No one is prepared, and the consequences are enormous. More than 1800 people drown, tens of thousands lose their homes, and a large part of the country is flooded.
To get rid of the water, the dikes must be repaired. Caissons, like the ones you see here, are also used for this purpose. This is a difficult operation. Just imagine trying to place four large boxes in such a way that they close the dike. But on November 6, 1953, the time has come. The last dike breach here in Ouwerkerk is closed.
Question 1: What are these caissons actually made of? Note down the first letter.