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Post by chrysanthemum on Nov 21, 2022 7:09:05 GMT -6
Thanks, macmex. We own a very old (purchased used) Vitamix blender with a container designed for grinding grains. We use it frequently for wheat berries, and it does a nice job. I have ground other things in it but never corn. That’s what I’d be using to make my meal. After I posted last night, I was thinking about my week, and I thought that using the Glass Gem corn to make a little batch of cornbread to add to our Thanksgiving stuffing would be perfect. I usually make sourdough einkorn bread for that, and I would still plan to use that as the main ingredient, but Glass Gem Cornbread cubes could be a great addition (unless I decided that I want to get more experience of the flavor on its own and keep it separate.). Decisions. Decisions. I found an article on cornmeal that I really enjoyed, so I thought I’d link it here. It recommends the same mill you linked above. virginiawillis.com/ground-corn-101-cornmeal-and-grits/
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Post by macmex on Nov 21, 2022 7:37:34 GMT -6
That was an EXCELLENT article! I guess I a a little bit of a heretic, in that I do add wheat flour to my cornbread, most of the time. However, the author did a superb job explaining the basics of cornmeal and grits. The cornmeal she showed that had flecks of red and yellow in it, is almost identical in appearance to what I make with Mesquakie Indian. In my experience, every heritage variety of dry corn makes its own unique cornmeal and grits.
Years ago, when our family was first serving as missionaries in Central Mexico, we used to carry sacks of cornmeal and grits into the country with us, rationing them to make them last until our next border trip. After five years I finally got to thinking about making our own with the old Corona Mill. Shazam! It was life transforming! They turned out better than what we had been buying in the store and... we were surrounded by the raw ingredients, right in the local market. There, for a pittance, one could buy any number of kinds of dried whole kernel corn!
Your Vitamix should do a superb job. We had a 30 year old Vitamix, which after about 15 years died. Still miss it.
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Post by amyinowasso on Nov 21, 2022 9:03:18 GMT -6
I bought a mill like that for about $35 a few years ago. Prices keep going up. I tried making Ezekiel bread with it, it took several passes and we only tried once.
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Nov 24, 2022 9:49:58 GMT -6
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Post by hmoosek on Nov 24, 2022 12:49:27 GMT -6
No, It’s a bread made of different grains and beans. I’ve read on it quite a bit, but never made it. I think some folks even sprout their grains to use in it.
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Post by amyinowasso on Nov 24, 2022 16:03:41 GMT -6
Yes, grains and beans. I did not sprout mine, and it was not easy, so it didn't happen again.
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Post by chrysanthemum on Dec 15, 2022 19:14:12 GMT -6
I just wanted to update this thread since I made cornmeal and cornbread out of my Glass Gem Corn today. I only had just over four ounces which made about 1 cup of meal. My normal cornbread recipe calls for 1 and 1/2 cups of cornmeal, so I did supplement with yellow cornmeal from the store. I also used 1/2 cup of einkorn wheat flour. Sometimes I use corn flour, but I use wheat flour as well. I thought the ground Glass Gem Cornmeal was pretty. It was kind of a periwinkle or lavender color. It didn’t look as nice when mixed with the yellow, and it was unusual seeing the finished product that wasn’t golden brown, but it was still tasty. My six year old who doesn’t like cornbread ate one bite and pronounced it just the same as normal cornbread. My ten year old who loves cornbread wasn’t sure that it was quite as good as normal, but she still liked it. Part of the difference she perceived may have been that I didn’t cook this as long as I usually cook cornbread, so it wasn’t quite as crusty. I enjoyed it, though I wish I had had enough to taste a pure Glass Gem Corn cornbread. Maybe next year.
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Post by woodeye on Dec 15, 2022 21:58:04 GMT -6
Good going, chrysanthemum. I live too far away for taste tests, boy what a nuisance that is! Anyway, I think you did a great job on growing that much Glass Gem Corn, and I would wager that you'll get your wish and have enough for several batches of pure Glass Gem cornbread next year...
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Dec 16, 2022 14:31:59 GMT -6
Chrysanthemum,
That sounds like a plan. I'm gonna do my best to send more rain your way next year than you all had this year, so that you get a plentiful harvest of corn.
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