Definitions for "Aleuromancy"
Divination by means of flour.
From the Greek 'aleuron' and 'manteia' (divination), the divinatory practice of utilizing flour to forecast future events. One method involved mixing flour and water in a bowl and then interpreting the patterns left at the bottom and sides of the vessel. Another practice involved writing sentences upon slips of paper, which were then baked into balls of dough and divided amongst participants to learn their fates. The practice is still in existence in the form of Chinese fortune cookies.
is divination using "fortune cookies"; answers to questions are rolled into balls of dough and once baked are chosen at random.