[CH] Re: OT: Corny Talk :
Dave Anderson (Chilehead@tough-love.com)
Thu, 9 Aug 2001 22:30:34 -0700
You all failed to mention my fave, Popcorn and to keep it on topic,
I've got a package of Dave's Insanity Microwave Popcorn
somewhere in the pantry:-)
> >Well, nevah evah disagree with a native of Tejas! I happen to have three
> >different kinds of corn meal in mah cupboard! Yaller corn meal, whiate
> >grits(yup, those kand!)(y'all!) AND blue corn flour!!! Top that all
> >youse
> >suthiners.....raht Randy?? Every trip we make to the USof AA(Rael & Rain)
> >we stock up on grits, a staple in our house,for at least 40 yars! So,
> >that last recipe, the corn mush,was a combination of grits and cornmeal,
> >for those who have not tried that, it is a good combination....beat the
> >heck outta it, just like polenta(the Eyetalian version of grits!!!) How
> >evah y'all decide to do it, enjoy it!!! Cheers, Doug in BC...an Irish
> >Cdn sorta mixed up cook! Ya there Rael?
>
> i hear ya y'old redneck canuck...sheesh...n'people talk 'bout my
> southun aksent...sheeet..
>
> but yep, yer right, everyone's been right 'cept Michelle who wuz only
> half wrong, really, not that it matters anyhow...and ain't none of it
> set in stone by any means...or is that ground in stone?
>
> oh my, sucketh did that...ahem...
>
> Grits are white white white...usually ground hominy (been said
> already); hominy be corn that's been soaked in lye (or other wicked
> solutions); but some mills grind white corn (or yellow (!!) for that
> matter) quite coarse and call it grits. Beats me...redneck that I
> am, I survive quite well w/o grits. Like 'em, mind you, but they're
> not a staple for me.
>
> Cornmeal is ground corn (duh), usually yellow, but there is white on
> the market; either bleached (yeck) or made from white corn.
>
> Polenta is technically a product made *from* cornmeal...the Italian
> version of cornmeal mush, sorta...cooked cornmeal with lots (lots) of
> cream, butter, and preferrably (sez me) parmesan and basil.
> Mmmmmmmm, damn good stuff.
>
> BUT...there ain't no reason one cannot have cornmeal in the house and
> make most anything needing/calling for some kinda ground corn
> product...cuz cornmeal is it...ground corn, baby...
>
> 'course, grits outta cornmeal ain't grits <g>...that dog don't hunt.
>
> Peace, Hendrix, and I fergot the chiles...so sue me...better yet,
> whip it, whip it good...
>
> Rael64
>
Dave Anderson
Tough Love Chile Co.
Http://www.tough-love.com