Last night I was digging up old pictures of the corn I’ve grown the past few years and thought it was really interesting and pretty. I only grow dent corn since that’s what we use for cornmeal and grits.
These are all pictures from the blog so you’ve seen them before but . . here they are again.
![](https://patchworktimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/corn6.png)
The red corn ends up making pinkish colored grits.
![](https://patchworktimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/corn4.png)
The blue corn makes a grayish colored grits.
![](https://patchworktimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/corn5.png)
This is the Glass Gem corn and it makes grits that are mostly white or white enough that you wouldn’t notice they weren’t storebought grits. Maybe if I used all kernels from the dark corn, it would be a different color but we remove all the dried kernels, vacuum seal them in bags, then use as needed so they all get mixed up together.
![](https://patchworktimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/corn2.png)
Once the kernels are popped off the cob, and all mixed up, they don’t look nearly as brightly colored as they do on the cob.
![](https://patchworktimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/corn3.png)
We like our grits coarsely ground. Those are ground from the Glass Gem corn. The bad news . . on our keto eating plan . . no grits!
Susan says
No grits! Oh, no! You’ve GOT to have them once in a while – at least once a month. Who can survive without any at all?