[Gristmillers] Blue Corn

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Thanks for the info.  I heard of blue corn in the NC mountain area mills.
I've been asked about it.  Now I have a farmer willing to grow it. Just
don't know about the quality and popularity.  And how much I am willing to
do.
Ron

2010/3/8 RM Pritchett <rmpritchett at sbcglobal.net>

>  I've only dealt with one lot of blue (actually purple) corn; the kernels
> were from Heartland Mill.  It was flour corn, not dent or flint.  The
> cornbread it made was remarkably tasteless.  However, the hoecake was good
> (if you can wait that long).  Grits were so-so.  The color changes quite a
> bit depending on the particular pH of the liquid.  Adding a little CaOH
> (lime) intensifies the color and improves the flavor.  Purple corn is
> supposed to have more protein than other corns, but it doesn’t seem to
> impact the cooking.  Some customers will seek it out for the extra
> anthocyanins.
>
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