"We use a commercially ground yellow cornmeal, and we're very satisfied with it."

Chef Melvin Frye begins preparation by whipping yellow cornmeal with scalding water.

To go with the stew, there is a spoon bread made with yellow cornmeal and scallions.

The North usually prefers yellow cornmeal with sometimes as much as half wheat flour in its composition, as well as sugar, honey, or maple syrup.

The name reflects the historic practice of rolling the bacon in ground dried yellow peas, although nowadays, it is generally rolled in yellow cornmeal.

Supermarkets often sell Indian Head stone-ground yellow cornmeal, at about $1.40 for two pounds.

Pollyanne wiped her fingers on a handful of grass, watching the yellow cornmeal begin to sizzle and turn brown as the lard melted.

Polenta Total time: 25 minutes 1 quart water 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/4 cups (6 ounces) yellow cornmeal.

In addition, the traditional corn-bread (made from white or yellow cornmeal) is still very popular, since wheat-based breads were generally for the privileged classes of the island.

There are a half-dozen different kinds of arepas, dense biscuits made from yellow or white cornmeal, thick and thin, large and small.