The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12
TRUTH ABOUT CORN MEAL.
Ii II Only Good when Freshly Ground
and Fresh Meal Hard to Get.

To the Editor OF the indianapolis Journal: -
The attempts OF the ~''promoters' OF corn
meal look foolish to cooks and housekeep-
ers who know that corn meal Is worthless
unless freshly ground. and know that the
first step towards increasing the consump-
ton of corn meal would be to supply some
means of obtaining the meal quite freshly
ground. Unfailing daily supplies OF freshly
ground corn meal would increase its con-
sumption tenfold in our own community.
and would make II acceptable in Europe.
The reply Eyes ma'am," of the grocery boy
to the question Have you fresh corn
meal?" is probably the most unconscion-
able and the commonest lie told on the
globe at the present moment. Run your
fingers through this same fresh" corn
meal at the grocery and you find IL filled
with long white threads and flaments OF
corn meal must" as well as full OF the
mousy smell of stale corn meal One small
bag of stale corn meal will scent a whole
store room with its mousy smell: II Is the
smell of a pernicious mustiness, dangerous
to health and a smell that was observed
at once I'm France with the first attempt
TO introduce corn meal there. and inconti-
nently condemned as an abomination py the
French. Corn meal Is one OF the most
putrescible OF things; II spohs quickly ano
becomes unfit for ase Immediately. even IN
cold weather. None but country. folks, VINO
take a grist of corn 10 mill and eat II i'm
mediately, have IL in its proper state. me
kiln-dried corn meal Is also perfectly
worthless In the eyes OF COOKS anu mousse
keepers, for the peculiar flavor and succu-
lence of corn meal are baked away IN a
kiln. All cooks know that a navor. even
a strong one like vanilla VIII bake away III
an oven. Although stale corn meal and Kiln
dried corn me&l are good Tor nothing as
articles OF diet. freshly ground corn meal Is
very delicious and valuable. ~ y succuisnt.
made into a hundred luscious dishes Many
people have never eaten a mOuthfW OF good
mush. Johnny cake or corn meal bread. ana
know not the charm OF a billed lnJin or a
or corn meal mullins In fact this meal
has partly gone out OF use on account OF It's
staleness at the groceries. The people VINO
do no, like corn meal are ike the people
who do not like strawberries: they nave
never eaten any. the lemons In
ries' clothing OF the present moment cam
not be considered in the light OF
ries by old stagers. We have 70 cross tho
ocean In order TO eat a real rawberry now
adays or a real orange either, for that mat
ter: the p~umpkin-like. pithy. thick-skinned.
raucorously Favored. blggest-thing-on-earth
oranges OF California are hideous travesties
of the small, thin-skinned. plump Sicilian
or spanish oranges. which contain almost
sweetness. unknown 10 our shores. House.
keepers ought to attempt the removal OF
the tariff on oranges that we may once more
taste Mediterranean oranges at IL cents =
corn meal freshly ground. and still DO In
Mexico. and We could do the same. Prob
ably a groceryman who would take the
trouble TO keep really fresh corn meal
would md an advantage IN H.
indianapolis May H. NARY DEAN