Sweet Corn

[Welchman]

Anyone know where I can purcahse shelled sweet corn in bulk? I'd like to find a farmer that grows sweet corn for seed. I'm down to my last quart of shelled sweet corn I grew last year and would like to find a source. My parched corn made in an iron skillet (not PC) is a little lard, corn, salt, garlic powder and mix in some broken up bacon. It's soooo good.

Thanks,

Welchman

 

[Blizzard of '93]

Good question, I've never seen dryed sweet corn anywhere. If anyone knows a seller please post.
The old timers sure ate a lot of it when trekking and cooked grits and corn mush also. Along with dried/jerked/smoked meat and dried fruit and veggie.

 

[bnail]

I just bought five pounds of the stuff from my local health food store. so It's available. wjat's funny was the proprietor asked me, What 'r you gonna do with that?" so I don't think he carries it regularly.

 

[Bountyhunter]

Do a web search for bulk sweet corn, there are pages and pages of sources.

 

[No Powder]

Another thing you can do is throw a small hand full in with popcorn as you pop it. Sweet corn will just swell up like corn nuts. Mighty tasty.
NOTE don't try it with micowave popcorn. :rotf:

 

Sweet corn will just swell up like corn nuts.

I think "Corn Nuts" are made from Hominy. (which was plain corn before it was made into hominy)

 

[blacksmithshoppe]

I got some from an Amish store, If you have one in the area you might check there. If not we have them in Michigan,
Jeff

 

[No Powder]

Sorry not, saying they are corn nuts just trying to describe the end product. All I know for sure is they are tasty.

 

[Blizzard of '93]

Hominy 'corn' is different from either 'field' or 'sweet' corn in that the grain (kernel) size is larger and the 'skin' on the grain is coarser and thicker. That's why hominy is soaked in lye water after drying to remove it. Grits are the kernels that have been re-dryed then ground, different from regular corn meal which cooks into 'mush' - I like that also. Hominy is tasty eatin'. I prefer the yellow myself, butter and pepper, with thin sliced venison ham steaks cooked 'country style' and gravy made with pan drippings.

 

[Trina]

Check out under whole grains, they have yellow corn listed.... they use it for their cornmeal.
[url] http://www.buttecreekmill.com/[/url]

I bought some not long ago to make hominy out of.. I love going to this old mill.. its an actual working grist mill...