CRAFT by Under My Host® Issue No. 16 Made in America: Part I | Page 39

I HAD NO IDEA HOW LACKLUSTER THE CORNMEAL AND GRITS I WAS
USING WERE UNTIL I STARTED PLAYING AROUND WITH GEECHIE BOY MILL’S
FLAVORFUL GUINEA FLINT GRITS ($12) AND GUINEA FLINT CORNMEAL ($10).
MADE WITH A REVIVED VARIETY OF THE CLASSIC SMALL COB, SHORT SEASON,
YELLOW-ORANGE CORN CALLED CUBAN FLINT. APTLY NAMED AFTER THE
ISLAND WHERE IT ORIGINATED, GUINEA FLINT CORN EVENTUALLY FOUND
ITS WAY TO THE AMERICAN SOUTHEAST IN PRE-COLONIAL TIMES. HOW A
CORN THIS FLAVORFUL FELL OUT OF FAVOR IS BEYOND ME, BUT I’M SO
GLAD SOMEONE SAW TO RESURRECTING IT. I SEE A FUTURE WITH A LOT OF
SHRIMPS AND GRITS, JOHNNYCAKES, HUSHPUPPIES, AND CORNBREAD.
CAST IRON SKILLETS ARE INDISPENSABLE, AND IT’S UNLIKELY THAT YOU’LL
STEP FOOT INTO ANY KITCHEN THAT SEES ITS FAIR SHARE OF CORNBREAD,
FRIED CHICKEN, CATFISH, AND BACON AND NOT SEE A VERSION OF THIS
WELL-SEASONED, MUCH-LOVED PAN. LODGE’S 10-INCH CAST IRON CHEF
SKILLET ($25.50) PERFORMS LIKE A TYPICAL CAST IRON SKILLET, BUT IT’S MUCH
LIGHTER THAN ITS HEAVIER PREDECESSOR. YOUR WRISTS WILL THANK YOU!
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