Thread: White vs. yellow corn meal: interchangeable?

On 11/3/2011 5:21 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> Someone sent a box of Kenyon's white corn meal, intended for Jonny
> Cakes. Not a fan of those, but can I just use it in lieu of yellow
> corn meal?
>
> ________________________________
>
> Jonny Cakes: (per their package)
>
> 1 C Kenyon's stone ground white corn meal
> 1 tsp. sugar
> 1/2 tsp. salt
> 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 C. boiling water.
>
> Add water to other ingreeds in a bowl, mix til makes a 'ploppy'
> batter, adding milk to a consistency til it drops off end of a spoon.
> Drop onto a well greased griddle, cook 6 min., drizzle with oil,
> flip and cook ano. 6 minutes.
>
> Serve with maple syrup, preserves etc.
>


I haven't had jonny cakes since moving from RI 27 yrs. ago. I remember
them fondly. I made quite a few visits to the Kenyon grist mill when we
lived there. They were nice people and turned out a nice variety of
products.

Thanks for the reminder. That may be what we have for Sunday night
supper this week.

gloria p

On Nov 3, 4:21*pm, Kalmia <tweeny90...@mypacks.net> wrote:
> Someone sent a box of Kenyon's white corn meal, intended for Jonny
> Cakes. *Not a fan of those, but can I just use it in lieu of yellow
> corn meal?
I have found white and yellow corn meal to be interchangeable, though
the yellow seems (to me) to have a wee bit more corn taste.
....Picky

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<[email protected]>,
Kalmia <[email protected]> wrote:

> Someone sent a box of Kenyon's white corn meal, intended for Jonny
> Cakes. Not a fan of those, but can I just use it in lieu of yellow
> corn meal?

I think they are interchangeable. I'm sure someone will explain why
they aren't, though.

--
Regards,
Ranee @ Arabian Knits

"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13

http://arabianknits.blogspot.com/

On Nov 3, 8:32*pm, Ran e at Arabian Knits <arabiankn...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> In article
> <d8a35938-de66-4e0a-9137-2be3b39cd...@m19g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>,
>
> *Kalmia <tweeny90...@mypacks.net> wrote:
> > Someone sent a box of Kenyon's white corn meal, intended for Jonny
> > Cakes. *Not a fan of those, but can I just use it in lieu of yellow
> > corn meal?
>
> * *I think they are interchangeable. *I'm sure someone will explainwhy
> they aren't, though.

They are interchangeable.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Ranee @ Arabian Knits

--Bryan

"Kalmia" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Someone sent a box of Kenyon's white corn meal, intended for Jonny
> Cakes. Not a fan of those, but can I just use it in lieu of yellow
> corn meal?
>
> ________________________________
>
> Jonny Cakes: (per their package)
>
> 1 C Kenyon's stone ground white corn meal
> 1 tsp. sugar
> 1/2 tsp. salt
> 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 C. boiling water.
>
> Add water to other ingreeds in a bowl, mix til makes a 'ploppy'
> batter, adding milk to a consistency til it drops off end of a spoon.
> Drop onto a well greased griddle, cook 6 min., drizzle with oil,
> flip and cook ano. 6 minutes.
>
> Serve with maple syrup, preserves etc.

I put strawberry frosting on a johnny cake once. It was disgusting.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

"Christopher M." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Kalmia" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Someone sent a box of Kenyon's white corn meal, intended for Jonny
>> Cakes. Not a fan of those, but can I just use it in lieu of yellow
>> corn meal?
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> Jonny Cakes: (per their package)
>>
>> 1 C Kenyon's stone ground white corn meal
>> 1 tsp. sugar
>> 1/2 tsp. salt
>> 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 C. boiling water.
>>
>> Add water to other ingreeds in a bowl, mix til makes a 'ploppy'
>> batter, adding milk to a consistency til it drops off end of a spoon.
>> Drop onto a well greased griddle, cook 6 min., drizzle with oil,
>> flip and cook ano. 6 minutes.
>>
>> Serve with maple syrup, preserves etc.
>
> I put strawberry frosting on a johnny cake once. It was disgusting.
>
>
> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

Uh-oh. This is one of those "and that's when the fight started". The best
to me is yellow meal, freshly stone ground. Polly
>
>

On 03/11/2011 11:23 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
> Bryan wrote:
>>
>> On Nov 3, 8:32 pm, Ran e at Arabian Knits<arabiankn...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> In article
>>> <d8a35938-de66-4e0a-9137-2be3b39cd...@m19g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>,
>>>
>>> Kalmia<tweeny90...@mypacks.net> wrote:
>>>> Someone sent a box of Kenyon's white corn meal, intended for Jonny
>>>> Cakes. Not a fan of those, but can I just use it in lieu of yellow
>>>> corn meal?
>>>
>>> I think they are interchangeable. I'm sure someone will explain why
>>> they aren't, though.
>>
>> They are interchangeable.
>
> No, they're not. White corn is to corn what
> white chocolate is to chocolate. Blecch!


Nonsense. The only difference is the colour of the corn that is ground.
The manufacturers say it is interchangable.

"Mark Thorson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Bryan wrote:
>>
>> On Nov 3, 8:32 pm, Ran e at Arabian Knits <arabiankn...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > In article
>> > <d8a35938-de66-4e0a-9137-2be3b39cd...@m19g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>,
>> >
>> > Kalmia <tweeny90...@mypacks.net> wrote:
>> > > Someone sent a box of Kenyon's white corn meal, intended for Jonny
>> > > Cakes. Not a fan of those, but can I just use it in lieu of yellow
>> > > corn meal?
>> >
>> > I think they are interchangeable. I'm sure someone will explain why
>> > they aren't, though.
>>
>> They are interchangeable.
>
> No, they're not. White corn is to corn what
> white chocolate is to chocolate. Blecch!

I'm not crazy about white chocolate, but I do get a craving for it
occasionally.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

Kalmia wrote:
> Someone sent a box of Kenyon's white corn meal, intended for Jonny
> Cakes. Not a fan of those, but can I just use it in lieu of yellow
> corn meal?
>
> ________________________________
>
> Jonny Cakes: (per their package)
>
> 1 C Kenyon's stone ground white corn meal
> 1 tsp. sugar
> 1/2 tsp. salt
> 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 C. boiling water.
>
> Add water to other ingreeds in a bowl, mix til makes a 'ploppy'
> batter, adding milk to a consistency til it drops off end of a spoon.
> Drop onto a well greased griddle, cook 6 min., drizzle with oil,
> flip and cook ano. 6 minutes.
>
> Serve with maple syrup, preserves etc.
>


They are not the same, but they are interchangeable. I like yellow
better. What you've got to watch out for is "corn meal mix". It's
something like half cornmeal and half self-rising flour. (which might
actually work in your recipe) It comes in a bag that looks just like
cornmeal, and it can really screw you up if you need one and buy the other.

-Bob

JeanineAlyse wrote:
>
> On Nov 3, 4:21 pm, Kalmia <tweeny90...@mypacks.net> wrote:
> > Someone sent a box of Kenyon's white corn meal, intended for Jonny
> > Cakes. Not a fan of those, but can I just use it in lieu of yellow
> > corn meal?
> I have found white and yellow corn meal to be interchangeable, though
> the yellow seems (to me) to have a wee bit more corn taste.

Wee bit? It's pretty profound to my taste,
though I wonder how much of that is psychological.
I despise white corn meal in all its forms for
that reason. Nevertheless, now that OP has it,
she should try it in familiar recipies so she knows
whether she's a normal person or a white-corn-meal-
loving pervert.

Bryan wrote:
>
> On Nov 3, 8:32 pm, Ran e at Arabian Knits <arabiankn...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > In article
> > <d8a35938-de66-4e0a-9137-2be3b39cd...@m19g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>,
> >
> > Kalmia <tweeny90...@mypacks.net> wrote:
> > > Someone sent a box of Kenyon's white corn meal, intended for Jonny
> > > Cakes. Not a fan of those, but can I just use it in lieu of yellow
> > > corn meal?
> >
> > I think they are interchangeable. I'm sure someone will explain why
> > they aren't, though.
>
> They are interchangeable.

No, they're not. White corn is to corn what
white chocolate is to chocolate. Blecch!

"Kalmia" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Someone sent a box of Kenyon's white corn meal, intended for Jonny
> Cakes. Not a fan of those, but can I just use it in lieu of yellow
> corn meal?
>
> ________________________________
>
> Jonny Cakes: (per their package)
>
> 1 C Kenyon's stone ground white corn meal
> 1 tsp. sugar
> 1/2 tsp. salt
> 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 C. boiling water.
>
> Add water to other ingreeds in a bowl, mix til makes a 'ploppy'
> batter, adding milk to a consistency til it drops off end of a spoon.
> Drop onto a well greased griddle, cook 6 min., drizzle with oil,
> flip and cook ano. 6 minutes.
>
> Serve with maple syrup, preserves etc.
>

Sure you can. You can also use it to make cornbread or corn muffins. White
vs. yellow is all a matter of preference. Boli and I used to "joust" about
this quite a bit. I prefer yellow cornmeal, he prefers white. But really,
it doesn't matter.

Jill <---who loves Johnny Cakes

Jill

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<[email protected]>,
Ranée at Arabian Knits <[email protected]> wrote:

> In article
> <[email protected]>,
> Kalmia <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Someone sent a box of Kenyon's white corn meal, intended for Jonny
> > Cakes. Not a fan of those, but can I just use it in lieu of yellow
> > corn meal?
>
> I think they are interchangeable. I'm sure someone will explain why
> they aren't, though.

They are different colors. That may affect the end color of your dish.

:-)

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]

On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:32:27 -0700, Ranée at Arabian Knits
<[email protected]> wrote:

>In article
><[email protected]>,
> Kalmia <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Someone sent a box of Kenyon's white corn meal, intended for Jonny
>> Cakes. Not a fan of those, but can I just use it in lieu of yellow
>> corn meal?
>
> I think they are interchangeable. I'm sure someone will explain why
>they aren't, though.

In theory they're interchangeable. In practice, it's a matter of
taste. I can usually tell the difference. Cornbread made with yellow
corn meal tastes (to me) like corn. Made with white corn meal, it
tastes like really, really good sand. :-)
--
Best -- Terry
"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice.
In practice, there is." --- Booth Lusteg

On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 07:32:03 -0600, Terry <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:32:27 -0700, Ranée at Arabian Knits
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>In article
>><[email protected]>,
>> Kalmia <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Someone sent a box of Kenyon's white corn meal, intended for Jonny
>>> Cakes. Not a fan of those, but can I just use it in lieu of yellow
>>> corn meal?
>>
>> I think they are interchangeable. I'm sure someone will explain why
>>they aren't, though.
>
>In theory they're interchangeable. In practice, it's a matter of
>taste. I can usually tell the difference. Cornbread made with yellow
>corn meal tastes (to me) like corn. Made with white corn meal, it
>tastes like really, really good sand. :-)

Depends on what part of the South you call home. In VA, it was white
cornmeal that was a favorite. I don't think I really saw a lot of
yellow cornmeal until after I left home. I know it was available and
obviously used, but not by the folks I knew. I personally like
it..to me it makes the best spoonbread.

Christine