Nora Mill Granary — Local services in Cornelia

We stopped in at Nora Mill Granary on a whim while driving by on vacation. We originally drove right by, but quickly stopped and turned around. It simply looked interesting and the parking lot was full, so we thought there must have been something going on. The granary was a full fledged mill. The staff was busy grinding meal and flour just as it had been done years before while kids from very young to very old watched with fascination. What a great experience! While there you can purchase grains they make along with a huge variety of interesting gadgets, jellies, condiments, canned edibles...just everything! We picked up some Georgia Ice Cream (grits) and some of the granary’s fish batter which also is used for fried green tomatoes, onion rings etc. and some Rhubarb jam - OMG every thing we bought was amazing! If you haven’t had stone ground grits - you have been missing out. The batter mix tasted a bit salty when we mixed it up, but we’ve made friend onion rings, battered mushrooms, cauliflower and broccoli and they all turned out wonderfully and were seasoned perfectly with nothing additional needed. The rhubarb jam is just perfect. My grandma couldn’t have made it better. We enjoyed our purchases so much that we found their site online and stocked up on several additional items. We ordered these during the height of COVID 2020 and were amazed that they arrived within a few days!! If you are in the area - definitely...

We spent a day in Helen on our way home from Murphy, NC. My cousin had read about this place and we thought it sounded interesting so we stopped in. It is a working mill that was established in the 1870s and they still use the original stones to make flour, biscuit mix, cornmeal, grits, and more which I thought was really cool! There are lots of different products from the granary part and then also things like jams, salsas, hot sauces, syrups, and a lot of other things. It’s a perfect spot to pick up a unique gift or to bring home something to cook with for yourself. My cousin and I both grabbed a bag of their Grandma’s Biscuit and Pancake Mix. It even came with a little biscuit cutter which I thought was a nice touch.

Along with the store having an interesting story and cool products, there’s also a really pretty view of the river behind the shop. Also, huge shout out to the nice staff. We got there very close to closing time and they still let us in and allowed us to walk around for a bit which was very kind of them. If you’re in the Helen area, you should definitely stop by and check...

we were up visiting from SC so we stopped to get our grits. We always get the big bag to hold us over. we also trying the Chatahochee cereal. we were a little disappointed that the lady at the register couldn't make a recommendation between that and the 10 grain cereal. she said she had never tried them. We gave some of our grits to a neighbor in SC and he could tell the difference between them and his store bought . So we are taking him home a 2lb bag abs another 2lb bag for another neighbor to convert him from store bought grits as well. we love the oatmeal it comes out perfect everything. we didn't need any this trip. we will be sharing some of ours with a fellow neighbor that loves oatmeal. we are glad you ship. Just incase we run out. we also love your sweet potato pan cake. we got another bag of that on this trip. only recommendation is have your staff try your different products or educate on the taste or textures once cooked so that they can make a...