We are grinding corn at the Readyville Mill.
Please stop by most Saturday mornings, call us at (931) 580-3631 or e-mail Tomm@readyvillemil.com and let us grind some for you.
Mill Products
Cornmeals and Grits (3 pound bags)
Our stone ground cornmeals and grits are ground from whole grain corn. No preservatives are added and nothing is removed, so they will need to be refrigerated. We also grind our corn at a much lower temperature than the high-speed roller mills used today in commercial milling. Keeping the grains cool preserves the nutrients and makes for a much more flavorful and healthy product.
Yellow Cornmeal
100% whole grain stone ground yellow cornmeal
White Cornmeal
100% whole grain stone ground white cornmeal
Grits
100% whole grain stone ground Grits
Jams and Jellies (12 ounce jars)
In 1858, American tinsmith John L. Mason invented a square-shouldered jar with threaded screw-top, and matching lid -- the “Mason jar”. Prior to Mason’s innovation, fruits were only available seasonally. Mason’s jar made home canning popular among American settlers and homesteaders. Continuing this canning tradition , friends of the Readyville Mill slow cook our jams in small batches, simmering and stirring each batch, by hand, until the perfect flavor and consistency is achieved, just as it was done in days gone by.
Strawberry Jam
American Indians transplanted wild strawberries from the woods and cultivated them in beds. Making them, along with corn, one of the earliest farmed foods.
Blackberry Jam
Bucket in hand, checking the vines for blossoms, for green, for red, and finally deep purple berries. The arrival of sun ripened blackberries in summer signals the season’s sweetest moment, blackberry picking time!
Peach Jam
Fresh peaches, your mouth waters in anticipation. You lean over the sink to make sure you don’t drip on yourself, juice trickles down your cheeks and dangles on your chin, summer has arrived.
Raspberry Jam
The red raspberry is indigenous to North America. Raspberries were gathered from the wild by early colonists and settlers also brought cultivated raspberries that were native to Europe with them to the new colonies.
Blueberry Jam
The blueberry is a native American species. Early settlers cherished the fruit as a staple ingredient in foods and medicines. The North American harvest runs from mid-April through early October.
Cherry Jam
Cherries have pleased the palates of food lovers for centuries. Brought to America by ship with early settlers in the 1600s, their ruby-red color and tangy taste are a favorite to all.
Apple Pie Jelly
“as American as Apple Pie”
Pepper Jelly
Pepper jelly is exactly what it sounds like, jelly made out of a variety of peppers. Pepper jelly is a combination of hot, sweet, savory flavors where heat meets sweet!
Molasses (12 ounce jars)
Up until the early 1900's, molasses was the most popular sweetener in the United States. After the end of World War I in 1918, refined sugar prices dropped drastically resulting in the migration of consumers from molasses to white sugar crystals. To make molasses, the sugar cane plant is harvested and stripped of its leaves. Its juice is extracted from the canes, by crushing or mashing the canes. The juice is boiled to remove water, which promotes the crystallization of the sugar. The result of this boiling and removal of the sugar crystals is molasses.
Molasses
Pure Clover Honey (12 ounce jars)
Honey is as old as written history. Honeys 'magical' properties and versatility has given honey a significant part in history. In the Old Testament of the Bible, Israel is often referred to as "the land of milk and honey." The Greeks viewed honey as not only an important food, but also as a healing medicine. Legend has it that Cupid dipped his arrows in honey before aiming them at unsuspecting sweethearts. The Readyville Mill suggests that you put Honey on your sweethearts cornbread instead of using an arrow!
Honey
Pure clover honey.
