The Flour Mill ( Maavu Mill Kathai ( Nostalgia Story )
After a very long time , I had the chance to take wheat and rice and have them crushed in to fine powder at the Maavu Mill.. As I waited for the process to be completed , my mind just wandered to our young days where this process was so complicated and time consuming. Whenever there was a festival coming , rice ,wheat and other flour had to be readied to make the wonderful snacks for the festivity. And it used to be 100 % homemade—No A2B or Grand snacks or any of those shops existed to buy it ready made. The task of getting the flour done would be invariably assigned to the children. Some ground rules : Cannot just leave your stuff at the Mill and come back . One had to wait and ensure that only our stuff went in to the Grinding machine and come out and not mixed with others. The other reason was that stuff can be stolen , so just stay put ☹ If Kadalai Maavu was being grinded , do not allow the guy to have your rice to go next. Ensure that they clean the