corn flour. Finely ground cornmeal, corn flour comes in yellow and white and is used for breading and in combination with other flours in baked goods. Corn flour is milled from the whole kernel, while cornstarch is obtained from the endosperm portion of the kernel.In British recipes the term cornflour is used synonymously with the U.S. word cornstarch. masa harina is a special corn flour that's the basic ingredient for corn tortillas.From The Food Lover's Companion, Fourth edition by Sharon Tyler Herbst and Ron Herbst.n British recipes the term cornflour is used synonymously with the U.S. word cornstarch. masa harina is a special corn flour that's the basic ingredient for corn tortillas. From The Food Lover's Companion, Fourth edition by Sharon Tyler Herbst and Ron Herbst.
Grant Wood. Grant DeVolson Wood (February 13, 1891 â February 13, 1942) was an American painter best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest, particularly American Gothic, an iconic painting of the 20th century. 1 Life and career.
Grant Wood was born on February 13, 1892 in Iowa. After the death of his father in 1901, his family moved to Cedar Rapids where he began as an apprentice at a metal shop. He enrolled at an art school in 1910 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1913, he attended the Art Institute of Chicago where he worked as a silversmith.