Coarse Ground Yellow Corn / Grits WANTED

[Bekeart]

Pilgrim,
You probably know, but polenta is just yellow corn grits coarsely ground. I happen to love grits, white or yellow. My wife's grandmother who lived in SE Missouri would cook yellow corn meal or grits (which ever she had, but her corn meal was locally ground so it was much coarser than store bought stuff)

Very timely:

Two days ago a lady friend gave me a Mission Impossible - Find her some COARSE GROUND Yellow Corn Meal - I believe she really means Grits Grade Grind.

She claims the coarse grind makes better corn brad - like she knew long long ago when growing up on farm where they had their own hammer mill for grinding.

Super Duper big grocery - NO IDEA.

Mennonite store - did have some by Bob's Red Mill that were not a finely ground as their store packed corn meal.

I think she wants her's ground like GRITS.

May try to find a nearby feed mill that grinds - I remember putting ground corn in chicken feeders for Grandma (long long ago) YES, We do KNOW that field corn is different from sweet corn. Add enough bacon grease and we could eat card board packing ...

This is what makes this forum great - diverse and varied queries and knowledge.

Bekeart

Would like to find in Far Western Kentucky or near Nashville .

 

[da gimp]

I was going to suggest your local grain mill... you might have to get a full sack though.. big deal, corn prices are way down... there has been huge surpluses for each of the last 3 years.. you'll prolly spend less than $10.00 for a huge sackful.

Grits made from yellow dent corn are still good eating... my guess is that most grits are made from them.. unless advertised otherwise or are white corn grits.. Just add a tablespoon or 2 of sugar to your batter.. it'll make the cornbread brown up better too.

 

[armorer951]

If you don't have a mill in your area.....these folks still grind their own. All their products are great. See link below

Home

 

[BAM-BAM]

Check out Amazon ..... "Course ground grits"

showing at least 3 brands........

2lb bags........ $11-13-18

 

[Mike1647]

Please, please keep the sugar far away from the cornbread recipe. Corn bread should NOT taste like cake. YMMV.

 

[Dashriprock]

Have had very good luck with Anson Mills - Artisan Mill Goods from Organic Heirloom Grains

 

[41collector]

Products/Order Boonville Flour & Feed Mill

 

[glenwolde]

Polenta? That's really coarse.

 

[JayFramer]

I like grits. I boil them up then add a sprinkle of cheese and cayenne pepper, with salt and black pepper as well. What a nice treat! Goes well with a side of thick cut bacon and sunny side up eggs, with Tabasco sauce on all of it.

 

[Bekeart]

THANKS to ALL ...

Google found this one ...

Corn Grits Polenta looks good

http://www.bobsredmill.com/corn-grits-polenta.html


Mennonite store - did have some by Bob's Red Mill that were not as finely ground as their store packed corn meal.

Will ask them if they can get it in their next order.

 

[MarkL_01]

Two more good ones:

https://www.loganturnpikemill.com/

McEwen & Sons

 

[kthom]

Find a grocer or other vendor who sells Bob's Red Mill products. They sell both white and yellow corn grits. The yellow coarsely ground corn is labeled as "Polenta". Red Mill makes very good products of all kinds. They are not nearly the cheapest stuff on the shelf but the quality is very high. They also sell fine, medium, and coarse ground cornmeal. Other places that sell these products are health food/vitamin stores. You can also find these products on line at Amazon and many other vendors. Good stuff!

 

[WVSig]

Yellow Grits

Made in KY and can be found at these retailers.

Where to buy

 

[jrm53]

You might tell her to google War Eagle Mill in Benton county Ar. as the old mill is still running and grinding meal now, they should have a web site and they should take orders for their stone ground corn meal. Just checked they have coarse in 2# bags and 10# bags and they ship, this mill is at least 150 years old and they have quite a website. Jeff

 

[da gimp]

1 bushel of corn is less than $4.00... grinding it to order at the local feed mill will be cheap... heck put it in zip lock bags in the freezer.. or give a bunch to your kin , friends & neighbors.... they'll love it.

keep about 1/5th or 1/6th for yourself (say 10lbs).... you can make a lot of corn bread, corn dodgers & hush puppies with 10lbs of corn meal... heck save 1/3 of the bushel's worth for your family... we eat corn bread as a dessert around here too...just put a healthy daub of honey, jelly or jam on warm corn bread smeared with good butter... molasses or maple syrup is good too...........and homemade corn bread/corn dodgers & hush puppies from scratch are better for you than store bought white bread...

PS that lil daub of sugar.. 1 tablespoon or 2 for a huge batch of corn meal batter isn't very much... we also always add a good daub of wheat flour to our corn meal recipes.. but omit it when friends who are allergic to wheat are eating it....

 

[joeintexas]

If all else fails try Jim Dandy Grits. They are pretty course and distributed by Martha White foods. I get it locally at a grocery chain called HEB, it runs .88 cents for a 1 lb. box. The one we get is ground white corn but I would think they make it in yellow corn also.