Grandpa Nathan Calhoun settled in the farming town of Monterey, Louisiana in 1846. He built the area's first grist mill to process his own harvest of corn, eliminating the need for out-of-town mills.Over a hundred years later, Grandson Nathan Patrick Calhoun began to formulate his familys favorite recipes using stone-ground cornmeal. This led to a full line of mixes such as pecan pie, cornbreads and fry mixes.