Results - Effects of Boiling
Even brief boiling, in water or in lye, dramatically reduces the yield of grits (measured as percent of processed sample by weight) for both varieties of maize. For any treatment, flour corn reduced to fine grits more rapidly than dent corn.
Why Lye?
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Introduction
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A Traditional Pounder
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Methods
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The Powdermaker 2000
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Results - Effects of Boiling
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Results - Effects of Lye on Maize Varieties
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Conclusions
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Acknowledgements
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