: ground with millstones
stone-ground flour

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The key: Avoid quick-cook varieties and go for stone-ground grits cooked low and slow. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024 Order the shrimp and grits – a big pool of soft, stone-ground grits topped with a generous helping of shrimp and brown gravy with chunks of tasso. Kathleen Purvis, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024 This easy twist on a soufflé uses yellow stone-ground grits and two types of Cheddar cheese, baked up puffy and golden with pockets of corn and cubed ham throughout. Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024 The company’s product line runs a whole-grain gamut, including stone-ground sorghum flour, paleo-style muesli and whole wheat-pearl couscous, along with energy bars and cake and soup mixes. Alex Williams, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024 Within six months, Mr. Moore was again seized by visions of stone-ground flour and grains. Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024 Fresh corn and stone-ground grits might be the stars of this dish, but don't forget the cream cheese and butter. Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2024 Serve this creamy fresh corn and stone-ground grits combination for brunch, lunch, or dinner. Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2023 But the best, in our opinion, are stone-ground grits. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stone-ground was in 1905

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“Stone-ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stone-ground. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

stone-ground

adjective
ˈstōn-ˈgrau̇nd
: ground by the use of millstones
stone-ground flour
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