"piedmont" > wrote in message
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> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>> "piedmont" > wrote in message
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>>> From White Lily Flour Company FAQ,
>>> What's the difference between white and yellow corn meal?
>>> The only difference between white and yellow corn meal is the color of
>>> corn used when it was ground. White corn meal is ground white corn, and
>>> yellow corn meal starts with yellow corn. They are interchangeable in
>>> recipes. Historically, white corn meal is preferred in the South and
>>> yellow is preferred in Texas and the rest of the U.S.
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>>> piedmont
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>> Frankly, I don't care what White Lily has to say about it. I've lived in
>> the southern U.S. since 1973. White Lily stating white cornmeal is
>> preferred by southerners is nothing more than marketing propoganda. Why?
>> Because that's what they sell... yes, check the website. "White Lily
>> White Cornmeal Mix is ground from the whole kernel of white corn and is
>> blended with a touch of White Lily Flour ". You fell right into the
>> marketing trap. Um, no thank you. I prefer stone ground yellow cornmeal.
>> But thanks for playing
>>
>> Jill
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> Humm, forget about White Lily, traditionally most folks in the south have
> a preference for cornbread made with white cornmeal, exception, yourself,
> why the distress and bitterness? It's OK to be different, be free!
> piedmont
Traditionally?! Would you care to provide some citations to back up your
"facts"? I'm certainly not bitter or disressed, and I make really good
cornbread using yellow cornmeal

Jill