"sf" <> wrote > On Tue, 1 Jan 2013 21:33:00 -0600, "Polly Esther"
> <> wrote:
>
>> So glad to enjoy this discussion. I made baked hushpuppies to go with
>> our
>> black-eyed peas today. They were good but not great. I suspect that my
>> cornmeal had been sitting in a freight car in a parking lot for a couple
>> of
>> years. Anyone have a source for stone-ground corn meal that's fresh?
>> Getting popping corn from a fresh source has given me happy success with
>> caramel corn and other good snacks. I'm thinking beginning with this
>> season's corn meal might give me the edge I want. Polly
>
> I hate saying this, but try your local health food store. When I was
> looking for polenta, it turned out that the health food store got
> theirs from a local vendor I didn't even know existed.
Such a good suggestion for most - but the only thing local here in The Swamp
is a feed store and moonshiners. I reckon the shiners know the best source
of corn but I really would like an online source for freshly ground
cornmeal. Polly