# Allow the Mill to turn Corn into Cornmeal

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/allow-the-mill-to-turn-corn-into-cornmeal/23435>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [April 27, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/allow-the-mill-to-turn-corn-into-cornmeal/23435 "2020-04-27T21:41:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mega\_Glub](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mega_glub/32/5063_2.png) [@Mega\_Glub](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mega_Glub)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/allow-the-mill-to-turn-corn-into-cornmeal/23435/1 "2020-04-27T21:41:58Z")

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Yesterday, [someone posted](https://www.reddit.com/r/cataclysmdda/comments/g8os3p/how_do_i_save_this_harvest/) to the Cataclysm subreddit that they recently came upon 1k+ corn, and needed a way to store it before it spoiled. I suggested that they throw it into a mill (the buildable tile) to turn it into cornmeal, but somebody else pointed out that it doesn’t have the MILLABLE tag nor the recipe implemented. Corn should definitely be able to be added to the mill to create cornmeal, as it would only make sense.

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**Author:** ![Invalid\_Username](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Invalid\_Username](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Invalid_Username)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/allow-the-mill-to-turn-corn-into-cornmeal/23435/2 "2020-04-29T16:23:42Z")

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Corn needs to be dried before it can be milled into meal. If the ability to make cornmeal from corn is added, they’re gonna want to add the dehydration step, too.

> **[How to Make Cornmeal](https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Cornmeal)**
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> Cornmeal is a gritty and nutritious flour substitute that you can make at home. You can make your own cornmeal from dried whole corn kernels or unprocessed popcorn kernels. Homemade cornmeal will usually be less processed than store-bought...

Also on the topic, flour milled from whole grains tends to go rancid pretty quickly. In the game, it lasts nigh-indefinitely, no bleaching or preservatives required.