tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post2069545712245141178..comments2024-02-04T19:01:49.455-06:00Comments on Itawamba Connections: English BranchMona Robinson Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942686174431804604noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-7264056102449400982009-04-17T11:24:00.000-05:002009-04-17T11:24:00.000-05:00What a find! I am so happy for yaw. Looked like a ...What a find! I am so happy for yaw. Looked like a fun hunt!Don Dulaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332375714278624730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-45143784412942726062009-04-16T11:11:00.000-05:002009-04-16T11:11:00.000-05:00I should read what I type before "sending"! I mea...I should read what I type before "sending"! I meant to say garlic and onion powder, not garlic and salt powder! bettyeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-28891633448771365782009-04-16T11:05:00.000-05:002009-04-16T11:05:00.000-05:00I thought those "grinding stones" were smooth - an...I thought those "grinding stones" were smooth - and the ones with grooves in them like you show, were ceremonial offering stones in Mexico. These huge stones with grooves were where a person was beheaded and the groove let the blood drain - these ceremonies were offerings to the moon, so that it would "come up" again as in the full moon tide. You may have something more historical than you might realize. (At least this is the tales we were told during a vacation in the Mexico City area back in 1967, shortly before the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City).<br /><br />I don't recall "going to mill" with granddaddy Stone more than once a summer (that means one swim in the millpond per summer!)I'm thinking there were 5 of the 8 grandchildren (one was too old, one lived out of the area and my baby sister was too young) that piled into granddaddy's car with him and the trunk holding the burlp bag of shelled dried corn to drive over to Mr. Hatley's gristmill. This was a short swim time because granddaddy had driven his R.R. 1, Bexar mail route in the forenoon, so our time in the millpond lasted while they ground the corn.<br /><br />Mona, even you may not be aware that the corn meal ground in the "local" gristmills had to be sifted to remove the chaff from the meal before baking or "mealing" the okra, sliced green tomatoes or fish! Was there anything else that our mother and grandmother's coated with cornmeal? Okay, I have learned to dip my small seasoned and oiled potatoes that I have sliced into 6 or 8 slices (this depends how large the potato diameter is)into the corn meal before placing on an oiled cookie sheet to roast. My seasoning usually consists of rosmary, dill, parsley, garlic and salt powder as well as salt and pepper. bettyeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-33661922795881640072009-04-16T08:47:00.000-05:002009-04-16T08:47:00.000-05:00What fun! And what memories for the "kids". They...What fun! And what memories for the "kids". They're finding and making history at the same time! <br /><br />It'll be nice when we get some more little ones, won't it.LPMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857623134526606123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284597030233351185.post-19358414211671729972009-04-16T07:57:00.000-05:002009-04-16T07:57:00.000-05:00How interesting. Thanks for sharing. I had no ide...How interesting. Thanks for sharing. I had no idea there was a mill there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com