From Grits to Corn Chips: An Invention of Tradition
From Grits to Corn Chips: An Invention of Tradition
Amy C. Krull
This work explores the symbolic and linguistic significance of the term stone ground when used in the labeling of industrially and locally processed foods. Through comparative analyses of food labels, and engaging in the metadiscourse surrounding the words stone ground, the term is found ambiguous in both meaning and use. Favored by marketers for its flexibility, the words stone ground when found on food labels are doing more than describing a quality possessed by the product, they are indexing tradition.
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Language and Societies 
As a skeptical consumer, I hope that this paper will address some of the commonsense issues invlved, to wit: are there any standards (industry or government) regulating the use of the term; is there documented abuse of the term (i.e., products that have never been near a stone)?