On Sun, 2 Jul 2017 05:26:21 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
wrote:

There were fines
and other penalties for selling short weight bread, or for a miller
who returned less flour than he was given grain to grind.

Cindy Hamilton

Stone ground grits have loss from milling.

Used to be you could buy a pound of grits in a yellow bag. The best
are from Alabama.