We are all familiar with roasted, grilled, boiled, steamed, and popped corn but have you ever had dried corn? Parched corn or Corn nuts are a snack that uses dried corn kernels and toasts them in a pan until they are puffed up and golden brown. These kernels come from corn that’s been dried on the cob, removed, and then used for parching. Popping corn is a specific variety of "Zae mays" that pops open when cooked to give us the iconic white fluffy snack treat. Some of the most flavorful varieties of corn for parching are Hot Pink, Parching Lavender Mandan, Parching Red Mandan, Hopi Chinmark, Aztec Red, Supal Red, Parching Black Cherry and Parching Magenta. Parched corn can be made sweet or salty and is eaten like nuts or seeds. This recipe will show you how to make Parched Corn to add to your home snack collection.
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Unlike sweet corn, which is prized for its tender kernels, ornamental corn and popcorn are harvested when hard and dry. Popcorn only pops once the kernels have dried, and ornamental corns are prized for their colorful dried kernels.
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Drying foods for preservation has been practiced for thousands of years and is still practiced today. Drying foods not only preserves it but also reduces the volume and weight, making it easier to store and transport. Corn is one of those foods that can be dried with relatively little intervention by you. The drying process […]
We are all familiar with roasted, grilled, boiled, steamed, and popped corn but have you ever had dried corn? Parched corn or Corn nuts are a snack that uses dried corn kernels and toasts them in a pan until they are puffed up and golden brown. These kernels come from corn that’s been dried on the cob, removed, and then used for parching. Popping corn is a specific variety of "Zae mays" that pops open when cooked to give us the iconic white fluffy snack treat. Some of the most flavorful varieties of corn for parching are Hot Pink, Parching Lavender Mandan, Parching Red Mandan, Hopi Chinmark, Aztec Red, Supal Red, Parching Black Cherry and Parching Magenta. Parched corn can be made sweet or salty and is eaten like nuts or seeds. This recipe will show you how to make Parched Corn to add to your home snack collection.
If you want to make homemade tortillas, cornbread or breading from scratch, making your own corn flour can be simple task. Corn flour is made from grinding up dried corn kernels very finely. If you grind up the kernels coarsely, you will have corn meal.
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Painted Mountain Flour Corn 80 to 100 days — The stalks are efficient, hardy, small, average about five feet in height and produce seven inch long, beautiful ears. 'Painted Mountain' corn plants can vary from four to six feet tall and the ears from six to twelve inches, depending upon fertility and water. Some of the husks are purple or red, while most are a typical pale tan color, but inside, every ear is different. 'Painted Mountain' corn has been primarily sold over the years as an ornamental or decorative corn for variety and has become a hit at farmer's markets. It produces some of the brightest colors of any corn making harvest time exciting and fun. Harvest time is exciting - like opening presents. Peeling back the husks reveals the surprising color combinations.Along with its beautiful, obvious ornamental value, 'Painted Mountain' corn is a multi-purpose, highly nutritional food corn. The kernels have soft flour starch that grinds up wondrously for cornbread. (You can learn more food uses below.)The seed we sell is produced by its developer. Since 1970, Dave Christensen of Big Timber, Montana (Seed We Need®) has been continuously developing and refining this amazingly diverse corn variety. He has made it his life's work. We purchase our seed stock directly from Dave so by purchasing these seeds for your own garden, you are not only helping to support the seed variety preservation work of the Victory Seed Company, you are directly supporting another small, seed preservationist.He started by rescuing about one-hundred Native American heirloom corn varieties. These corns had survived for centuries, under the most extreme environmental challenges, from cold springs to summer drought. These genetics result in the extreme hardiness of 'Painted Mountain' corn. (You can read more about his work below.)Dave tells us that, "This nutritious corn is now being grown by people on every continent in the world. It is helping to prevent many people from starvation. It is a diverse, open-pollinated gene pool, capable of adapting to various locations. Because of its genetic diversity, it can be adapted to locations. With climate change, 'Painted Mountain' should be in everyone’s survival seed bank." Each ounce contains approximately 95 seeds.
Learn how to preserve corn husks for fun crafts and easy DIY projects! It’s easy to wash and dry corn husks for an inexpensive (often free) material to make countless projects. This time of the year in my neck of the woods is a great time to stock up on all the corn husk you…
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Contrary to their name, corn nuts are not nuts, but they're just as satisfying as a crunchy snack. They're made by deep frying corn kernels until they're hard and brittle, and then seasoning them. Look for dried white corn kernels in the grocery store. Serve corn nuts as a snack or use ...
I am excited to show you something new that I added to my fall decor…something that I have been planning for a whole year… my dried corn garland! It hangs over the door on my front porch for a little something different this year! I love the way it looks with my fall basket! You know I must love it if I have been thinking about it for a year! So where did the inspiration come from? It came from this photo by Honey at 28O5 when she told us about her trip to Quebec in the fall last year. Her post was filled with beautiful photos...you should go check it out for a little virtual vacation! But this one really jumped out at me. I knew I had a plan for my front porch this fall and pinned it immediately! It’s Le Lapin Sauté…a restaurant in the Petit-Champlain district of Quebec. Don’t you just love the corn garland? Thanks so much for sharing it with us, Honey! So when corn was on sale at the end of the summer this year, I stocked up! I actually bought about 40 ears for the garland and to add to my door basket since it will become quite a bit smaller when it is dry. First, I pulled back the husks and secured them with a rubber band. Then I let them dry for several weeks. My patio table was a good location since the air could circulate around them. They will mold if they do not gets lots of air! Hanging them is another good alternative if you have the space. So now we wait… …while the staff entertains themselves with a little catnip… …and then two weeks (or so) later (said in my best Sponge Bob frenchy narrator voice), here it is! It has dried to a nice golden color! Now to make the garland! I start by cutting a length of rope to fit over my door and the sidelights. Then I cut off the rubber bands and tied each ear to the rope using jute twine. Don’t worry too much about placement since you will be able to slide the ears along the rope if you need to move them a bit. I used a 70 inch length of rope and approximately 30 ears for the garland. Finally, I tied loops of twine on the ends and along the rope in several places and attached them to the door frame. I adjusted the spacing a bit to get it to hang the way I wanted it to, although I didn't want it to be perfect. And here it is on my front porch for fall! I love it…so fun and different! And it was not expensive, either. I spent about $14 for the corn and I already had everything else on hand! I don’t think it will last anther year, so I will put the ears out for the squirrels when winter comes…a tasty bit of fall decor on a cold day! Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed a little peek at my project! Please visit these wonderful bloggers and their beautiful blogs to see what they are up to and to find a list of this week’s participants! Under the Table and Dreaming for the Sunday Showcase Party Thrifty Decor Chick for Before and After Monday Boogieboard Cottage for Masterpiece Monday Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday The Stories of A2Z for Tutorials and Tips Tuesday Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday A Stroll thru Life for Tabletop Tuesday Cedar Hill Ranch for Cowgirl Up! on Tuesdays My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia for Tuesday's Treasures Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesdays DIY by Design for Fall into Fall Thrifty Decor Chick for the Easy Fall Decor Party The Shabby Creek Cottage for Transformation Thursdays No Minimalist Here for the Open House Party on Thursdays Stone Gable for Tutorials, Tips and Tidbits on Thursdays My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday 2805 for Potpourri Friday At the Picket Fence for Inspiration Friday Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday Craftberry Bush for Happy Hour on Saturdays Funky Junk Interiors for Saturday Nite Special Debbiedoo's Power of Pinterest Party on Saturdays See you next time! A la prochaine!
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