grain Carson and Betty's genealogy research wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > From: Laura Stewart [mailto:laroxstew@yahoo.com] > Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 11:21 PM > To: SCUNION-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SCUNION] Union Co/Enoree River mills > > <snip> > And.. what is Grist? Is this some sort of lumber > mill? > > Thanks, > ~LauraS > -----------------end----------------- > > A gristmill was a place to bring your grains (wheat, corn, etc...) to have > them ground into useful products like flour, cornmeal, and grits. They were > usually along a moving stream bed as the grinding wheels were exceedingly > large and stone. While it was possible to get a medium grind at home with a > mallet and grinding bowl -- only the weight of those huge stones could crush > to a fine grind. Some still work. > > And yummy food too, nothing like "real" grits!..... > > CoachT > > ==== SCUNION Mailing List ==== > The Union County SC GenWeb page is located at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~scunion/union.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237