What I couldn't get this week shopping

A couple of day before Xmas, WM had a limit of 1 dozen. Didn’t matter the limit, they didn’t have any.

They still hadn’t refilled the white popcorn or ‘fruit‘ slices I like. I didn’t realize these were such popular items.

No cornmeal. Need it before the 1st.
 

Been There said:
Mix it with brown sugar after soaking it. The recipe is on the envelope it comes in. Very good.
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I'm still lost. You soak dried corn (kernels or meal), mix it with brown sugar, and then what? Bake it? Feed it to animals? (Seems unlikely.) Is it like oatmeal?

Can you send an image or link to the package? I'm equally fascinated and mystified. :cool:
 
Still no cornmeal. At the store today, the manager tried to help me find some. They don’t seem to carry it much in western Canada. There was a box of Gluten Free mix for $13.99, enough to make a dozen. I’m not that desperate.

The shelves for everything were quite empty. The trucks can’t get through with the roads covered in ice. It has warmed up and now it rains in the daytime and freezes at night.
 
Jules said:
Still no cornmeal. At the store today, the manager tried to help me find some. They don’t seem to carry it much in western Canada. There was a box of Gluten Free mix for $13.99, enough to make a dozen. I’m not that desperate.

The shelves for everything were quite empty. The trucks can’t get through with the roads covered in ice. It has warmed up and now it rains in the daytime and freezes at night.
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Cornmeal has no gluten anyway. Just wheat. I think.
 
StarSong said:
I'm still lost. You soak dried corn (kernels or meal), mix it with brown sugar, and then what? Bake it? Feed it to animals? (Seems unlikely.) Is it like oatmeal?

Can you send an image or link to the package? I'm equally fascinated and mystified. :cool:
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Sorry, I didn’t see this post sooner. Holidays, you know?

Here is the recipe, but I learned this from my grandma and she altered it a bit. Recipe

I use brown sugar to taste. No salt and no butter. Experiment with it and you will find the flavor that suits you. When I first retired from the military and moved here to Alexandria, I wanted to do something nice for my new community, so I offered to make the Thanksgiving meal for our paid firefighters. They were speechless that a private citizen would offer to do that. They have their own kitchen and stove with an oven. I made some John Cope’s dried corn. After the meal, each fireman asked for a copy of the recipe, so I wrote it down how I make it and used their copier to make each fireman a copy.

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StarSong said:
??? What would you use dried corn for?
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You gave me a good laugh for the day when you wrote ”feed it to the animals.” That was funny. I have made stuff that I should have fed to the animals. This is a Pennsylvania Dutch dish my grandma used to make. At first, I wouldn’t eat it because it wasn’t appetizing to look at. However, once I tasted it, I ate a lot.
 
Fascinating, @Been There. I've never before heard of using dried corn kernels for anything besides animal feed or autumn decorations. Thanks for taking the time to explain. The recipe must be delicious if a crew of firemen asked for the recipe. (Los Angeles firefighters are generally quite good cooks, probably true elsewhere.)

Love the link, @RadishRose. Lots to learn about regional specialties.
 
caroln said:
Meijer's had no house brand egg noodles, wide or medium. Only the expensive brands. How does a store run out of it's own brand?
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Well, I went to Walmart today for my noodles (medium) and they were totally picked over, barely any (of any brand) left on the shelf. I managed to find 2 bags of medium noodles way in the back and grabbed them both. Noodle shortage? :LOL:
 
caroln said:
Meijer's had no house brand egg noodles, wide or medium. Only the expensive brands. How does a store run out of it's own brand?
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Well now that's interesting because my WalMart didn't have any of their Great Value egg noodles this morning either! Wonder if the same manufacturer makes both Meijer and Great Value? Besides that, (it was a pickup order) there were 8 substitutions and 3 out of stocks from my order and I do believe that's as bad as it's ever been. I *did* get my shockingly expensive eggs, though. 😱
 

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