[Gristmillers] Blue Corn

[Faber McMullen]

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Thanks
fm

On Mar 9, 2010, at 9:40 AM, gritsnc at gmail.com wrote:

> Woody,   There is a farmer in the Goldsboro NC area that is  
> interested if there is a demand. I will try it for the novelty.  The  
> popcorn grits and meal worked but short shelf life.   I can include  
> you if interested.
>
> 2010/3/9 Woody Malot <wmalot at rabungap.org>
> Ron, I am grinding some at the mill, it is not very popular here.  I  
> am just south of Franklin, NC.  Currently I only grind about 50# per  
> year.  I would be interested in buying some local blue corn if you  
> have a source in the mtns.
> Woody
>
> 2010/3/9 <gritsnc at gmail.com>
>
> 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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