jmcquown wrote:
> wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >> Hokan wrote:
> >>> My son likes hominy grits. Once in a while I buy the round box
> >>> from Quaker Oats.
> >>
> >> www.fallsmill.com
> >
> > Why did you post this? Are you suggesting that Falls Mill has
> > Hominy Grits? I sent them an email some months ago to enquire.
> > They do not sell hominy (nixtamal) grits. Just ground dry corn.
>
> You obviously have no idea what "hominy grits" are. Grits are dried ground
> corn without the germ which has been treated with lye. White, yellow,
> either way. Just because the label doesn't say "hominy grits" doesn't mean
> it's not the same thing. However, hominy, by itself, is the whole
> degerminated corn kernel, not the ground product frequently served as a
> breakfast dish. And Quaker doesn't make decent grits, I don't care what
> your kid thinks.

It may be true that, being a northerner, I don't know all about hominy
grits,
but I can read. I more-or-less agree with your definition. That is
not what
Falls Mill sells. It is also not what Quaker sells.

I did not claim that Quaker makes decent grits. Nor did my kid make
that claim. More to the point, despite the label on the package,
Quaker does not make hominy grits at all! That's why I'm looking
elsewhere.

Lots of people see "grits" and assume "hominy grits". I say that they
are not the same thing. Because of this confusion I have taken to
calling alkali-processed corn "nixtamal" -- a very old-fashoned name
that is very clear in meaning.