[Leica] Grits

[daniel_ridings at yahoo.se (Daniel Ridings)]

I always wondered about that ... thanks.

True grit :)

Daniel

> Googled:
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> What is a grit?
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> Grits are small broken grains of corn. They were first produced by Native
> Americans centuries ago. They made both "corn" grits and "hominy" grits.
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> Corn Grits
> Corn is dried to a 14% moisture content, then each kernel is cleaned with
> forced air. The kernels of grain are run through the mill stone where they
> are ground to a certain texture and then sifted through two wire mesh
> screens. The three products sorted are white corn meal, white corn grits and
> the bran that pops off. There is a fine bran still in the grits product.
> This bran will never soften up with cooking. Depending on personal
> preference, the bran can be left in or removed by rinsing the grits before
> cooking.
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> Hominy is made from field corn that is soaked in lye water (potash water in
> the old days) and stirred over the next day or two until the entire shell or
> bran comes loose and rises to the top. The kernel itself swells to twice its
> original size. After the remaining kernels have been rinsed several times,
> they are spread to dry either on cloth or screen dryers
>
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