I would like to take some flint corn afield and prepare a simple dish without grinding or cracking it...do you have any suggestions or recipes that require a minimal number of ingredients, that one might have with them on an overnight/several day adventure?
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feed it to a goat, kill the goat, eat goat :grin:
"without grinding or cracking it" that part stumped me :idunno: It's called flint do to it's hard outer layer. (I'm sure you know that)
Maybe if you put it in a corn cooker & soak it all day then boil??? whole & uncracked time & low heat would seem like the best starting point.
"without grinding or cracking it" that part stumped me :idunno: It's called flint do to it's hard outer layer. (I'm sure you know that)
Maybe if you put it in a corn cooker & soak it all day then boil??? whole & uncracked time & low heat would seem like the best starting point.
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The only thing that I can think of is MAKING your own hominy from it.
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Parching (dry roasting) it in a dry skillet, will often reduce the hardness of dried corn. The stuff I parch really can't be eaten when simply dried. Parching also cracks the outer husk, thus allowing water to penetrate when it's boiled..., you might go through a good day's supply of wood and water cooking dried, flint corn by simply boiling.
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And even parched, it will soften enough to be chewy when simmered in a stew for 2-3 hours.
Parching (with a little salt added) is the way to go - crunchy and delicious when eaten as is. A perfect counterpoint to smoky jerky.
Parching (with a little salt added) is the way to go - crunchy and delicious when eaten as is. A perfect counterpoint to smoky jerky.
You could make hominy with it using only water and the ashes of your campfire.
There is an excellent book which has detailed descriptions of Native American methods of gardening, and it explains many ways of cooking flint corn, including making hominy and parching in sand. It is by a Hidatsa woman named Buffalo Bird Woman, and is titled "Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden". A very special book, educational on many levels.
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There is an excellent book which has detailed descriptions of Native American methods of gardening, and it explains many ways of cooking flint corn, including making hominy and parching in sand. It is by a Hidatsa woman named Buffalo Bird Woman, and is titled "Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden". A very special book, educational on many levels.
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I must admit to being a bit lazy, and if I want hominy I just buy it dried at the Amish Market. I prefer parched corn though.
As far as food values pound for pound, Parched Corn is the best of any of the grains.
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As far as food values pound for pound, Parched Corn is the best of any of the grains.
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Ease of preparation in the field usually requires some form of preparation at home. For the corn you describe the best I can suggest is to parch the corn then grind it or pound into meal. It can then easily be taken straight or made into sagamite (porridge).
As above parching is the way to go. I have cracked flint corn in a canvas bag with the back of my belt ax and added to to jerky soup with dried onion and garlic.Its good for a camp but not a trekers meal as it takes 5-6 hours to cook.High energy trekers corn dish is parched corn and maple sugar.You can eat it out of the bag or make a hasty pudding out of it.Corn meal is hc, and easier to cook after a day on the trail.
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This all sounds good, however from a diabetics standpoint I can't eat parched corn as a handful raises Blood Sugars by almost 400 points. I guess that's why it's a high energy food but not for those who have to regulate their carbs.
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In your specific case, a better choice might be jerky or pemmican. Protein-rich (fat and maybe some natural carbs if dried berries were added to the pemmican).
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Yes i try to stay high protien. Just wanted to pass along the info just in case.
I'm not diabetic but in everyday life I restict my carbs to less then 40 grams a day,most days its less then 30.About once every 2 or 3 months I enjoy a high carb meal and willeat extra carbs while trecking.
There was a time in my life I was a lot freer with what I ate.now I stay more cave mane. Howsomever every now and then I gots to have me some grits ,hash,gorp or refried beans and corn tortillias
There was a time in my life I was a lot freer with what I ate.now I stay more cave mane. Howsomever every now and then I gots to have me some grits ,hash,gorp or refried beans and corn tortillias
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It is appreciated. Diabetes doesn't mess around.Rev_William said:
Just a suggestion, but what you might want to try is dried hominy. Soak in water the night before you go and then you can simply cook to golden brown in oil, add salt and garlic powder. Kinda of like making your own corn nuts but IMHO, much better. Of course, you could cook it before you leave and eat as a snack too.
