Growing Rainbow Corn & What Does It Taste Like?
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- In this video, I share my experience in growing rainbow corn also known as gem, glass, and Aztec corn also give my thoughts on what it tastes like and if it's worth growing.
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Thank you so much for this vid! I am growing this corn for the first time this year and I'm really excited! I have heard that this variety makes a really good corn bread, and that you can make tortillas from it (but not sure about this one since the corn meal used for tortillas is processed with lye, masa harina) but I could imagine it would make a decent polenta, and you could add a little color on the tops and bottoms of home made bread. I love your channel and I will definitely sub to the other one. Thank you, Mark!
OK, I accidently just found a bread recipe that you can use your corn in. It's Peter Reinhardt's "Everyday 100% whole wheat sandwich bread" which can be found online on the website, homecookinginmontana.com Corn is mentioned in his book (Artisan Breads Every Day) as a variation and you can replace 156 grams of the whole wheat with, "cornmeal, cooked grits, or polenta."
I subbed to the new channel! I look forward to every one of your posts. Thank you!
Cornbread. We love Mexican cornbread. As a coating, breading on fried okra, squash, or fish. Hominy is another way.
You are a busy man. Rest well.
I'm trying my hand at growing blue corn and a red variety called bloody butcher. They're part of my "beer garden" with barley and hops:-) I've learned a lot from watching your channel. Thanks so much!
I’m Mexican... you can make “corn tortillas”. Those are used in many Mexican foods. Also, you could make something called “masa” with it for Tamales. It’s like a dough. You make it then slather it onto dry corn leaves that have been softened in a bit of warm water. Then you take a spoonful of prepared meat (cooked with spices and chile sauce) and put it in the middle of the raw dough. Then wrap it up into a little bundle and tie it with a strip of corn leaf. After you’ve done that until you run out, put your tamales in a pot to steam them. After a while take them out and let them cool so it kinda hardens a bit. This is essentially like Mexican polenta sandwiches lol. Anyway, everyone I know likes them, you can even put olives, potato and carrots slices in them. Or make a sweet version. Plenty of recipes online. If you can’t find the products in Australia (chiles and corn leaves would be the most difficult) I’m sure you can grow your own n dry them. #selfsufficient
neatofication going to need Lyme
!Masa! Muy bien. My first thought was tortillas and pupusas. Tamale is also delicioso, but, que trabajo. Cornbread is another favorite if you grew up in the Southern United States like me.
Thanks for the comment. I was hoping there would be some good uses for it. And now I have a good excuse to try it out!
I'm from the South West United States. I LOVE tamales. I want to learn how to make them.
LOL ok you are making my mouth water.
When I was a little girl I would sneak into the farmers field next to my home and look for the most beautiful rainbow corn I could find. I would string long beautiful necklaces and let them dry in the sun. I was so young I had no idea I wasn't supposed to be in the field! Summer days long ago in the great lakes region of New York State. I can still recall going barefootl down the rows and playing hide and seek with the neighborhood children. ...Simpler times...my heart pains and pines away for those days...my own children will never know.
If you grow your own corn they will.!...if it's the death of me I'm getting out of California- to somewhere east of here..- to sanity..a small.plot of land..my own food forest
@Open Mind Closed Fist I mean I don't particularly likr Hollywood either but with our growing population of course farming land won't be the same
@Open Mind Closed Fist hmm. I'm not so sure that Bill Gates gives a damn whether or not you grow your own food, not so sure what this comment is supposed to mean.
Open Mind Closed Fist
So... Bill Gates sells poisoned food? What are you on about?
@Open Mind Closed Fist you're the one who's brainwashed sardine man the calculation you're talking about doesn't include many important things that take up space such as commercial building sewage services government roads ect ect
IN PERU WE CULTIVATE A PURPLE CORN, WE MAKE IT INTO A DRINK CALLED CHICHA MORADA. DELICIOUS.
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@LagiNaLangAko23 nah, thats a traditional chicha which is from another native corn, btw they dont use spit as much now you can just use yeast.
Chicha morada is a diferent corn.
Beer has to be from another corn or else it would be purple beer
To make Chicha Morada all you have to do is put a whole purple corn comb,apple,cinamon,sugar, lemon,water in a pot and boil for 30 mins+.
nacha laica i adore chicha morada and even am hoarding one piece of candy in that flavor! I can’t wait to get back to our local Peruvian restaurant! I want Chaufa so badly.
Lucciano Dfs Tried it when I was in Peru, not my cup of tea. But that I guess is because my tastebuds aren’t designed for it. However the guinniepig was quite tasty, a bit fatty like duckthighs but nice.
I grew blue corn. Yesterday I found a recipe for a yeast bread that included cornmeal. I ground up some of the blue corn and used it. One of the best breads I’ve ever made. A 2 lb loaf called for 2/3 cup cornmeal.
Wow cool! Thanks for sharing :)
Try cooking them as we Mexicans do, “elote sancochado” basically you boil the corn in hot water with salt, the corn has to have its “covers” not overly thick, you have to take off the excess; once the corn is soft you take it out of the water, take out the “covers” and then season them with different things depending off the person: 1. Lime juice and salt. 2. Sour cream and cheese (we use “queso sopero” it’s a “dusty” kind of cheese) and in both cases there’s people that put in “Chile molido” grounded chilis for a spicy corn. This is street food in Mexico it’s not supposed to be sweet, it’s sour, salty or spicy.
Hi Mimi, I’m interested in this dish. I just want to clarify if it is indeed salt that is used and not cal ( calcium oxide ) as they call it in Mexico when boiling the corn?
@@davedrewett2196 it is salt.
I live in Arizona and I actually grow glass gem corn as a winter crop. I plant in the fall and harvest in late winter/ early spring.
Polenta can be eaten a lot like grits (more savory) or can be cooled and cut into rounds and pan friend. Very good.
G'day mate, you got some nice colours there. I just harvested my Aztec corn not that long ago and got some great colours, it's like opening a present I get so excited to see what colours I've got.
Stay safe and God bless you guys.
It is a present, 100%, the origins stories of corn are holy
Can I just say how very much I enjoy your videos?
Not just for the education, but I'm drawn to your enthusiasm for the whole process of growing food, and your obvious deep respect for the wonderful God-given gift of this beautiful earth.
Amazing video..I am originally from Kenya but now living in the UK..ln Kenya we call corn 'Maize'. We have different ways of consuming it..we can roast it like you do bbq,then add some chilli powder and squeeze some lemon on top..great as a snack@..we can also grind/mill it and make what we call 'Ugali' which is the main staple food , or we can also soak the kernals overnight together with dry beans and then boil them until they are both soft..then fry them with meat and veg..you can also mash the boiled maize and beans with boiled potatoes and blended pumpkin leaves, add salt and butter..yummy!..This dishes are all delicious and nutritious meals..Here in UK unfortunately I don't get the dry kernels rather the already ground flour instead.I wish I did as I miss those yummy dishes.I get the white and the yellow corn ground flour..Here in UK ,They call it 'Polenta' or 'Corn Meal'..I use the flour to make 'Ugali' which I eat together with fried collards and beef stew.I can send you some photos or you could Google those dishes to learn how to make them.I wish I could get those rainbow corn😢😢..I'm imagining how that 'Ugali ' would taste like.Back in Kenya 'Ugali' can only be white,yellow or brown..all made from the hard skinned corn not "soft sweetcorn".
Here, in Scotland, I am growing both sweetcorn and popcorn varieties this year. Some local farmers also grow sweetcorn very successfully, given our climate is pretty wet and a fair bit cooler.
Very interested to see your invention for removing the kernels (Thanks for the tip. I've saved the video so I can refer back to it later).
At harvest-time, I'm planning to use the discarded corn cobs as a 'substrate' on which to raise mushrooms (oysters). I hear they make a good base, plus it will help break down the cobs faster than if I was to rely on British insects, microbes, etc.
You can use the corn for tortillas, to make them you boil them with lime (not the lemon lime) for an hour, then wash, grind in a food prossesor or grain mill, shape into tortilla on top of a plastic bag cook, and enjoy!
As many others have stated, you can boil the dried kernels in with cal or lye (Alkaline), then remove the shells and the you have hominy, great for soups. Grind up the hominy and you have tortilla "dough" (masa), just cook on a hot iron and you have fresh corn tortillas
You can make cornmeal, cornbread, corn pie, festivals, dumplings, tortillaz, taco shells and porridge.
That ground corn would make delicious corn bread, made with buttermilk is my favorite. A southern favorite in the US. Love your videos, thank you!
collect the corn silk to make tea, tastes good and healthy.
We love watching you mate! You’re what Gardening Australia used to be. Keep it up! No need to split the channel imo, if people like watching you they’ll want all of it in one spot 👍🏻👍🏻👏🏼👏🏼
i grow a variety here in NC called Painted Mountain, good for popcorn too
That kernel tube / remover is brilliant! Once I get myself some land again I might have to give them a try! Used to have an allotment in the UK. Recently moved to WA and currently not got any growing space unfortunately!
You can grow corn in containers if space is limited. I am also in WA, south of the river. Stay safe mate.
@@CountBasie56 i live in TX stay safe over there
Try vertical growing towers brilliant and clean look up hope this helps, obviously you can’t grow corn or Brussels sprouts, looks interesting!
Great video! I'm super glad to know ancient varieties of corn are being grown so far away! Cheers from Mexico!
One of the things I loved about growing rainbow corn for the first time last year was the roulette of what it would look like when you harvested it - always unique and different! I also managed to get a friends child into plants as they took a seedling and looked after it until the ‘unicorn corn’ as they called it was ready :)
That would be great as "panko" crumbs on fish. You should connect the cob to a cordless dril. Will go much faster
I love how you covered all the many different ways we can use this plant (cooking, chicken feed, compost, etc.)!! 😊 And I love that DIY corn kernelling tool, nice work 😀
We've just purchased seeds from the seed collection, I was surprised to see those same little seed packets on my favourite gardening channel.
You can make corn chips with the corn flour, then make some tasty nachos. We lightly spray out corn chips with lime juice and coat them in a bit of salt. 👍
Me and my girl really enjoy watching you teach old ways try new things. We really wanna see you cook more often.
Here in uganda that type of corn is common we have a variety thank u for your videos
my grandfather used to grow corn. not the aztec variety you showed, but also not the sweetcorn the anglos grow. the kernels were harder than sweetcorn, but still very good to eat. it was delicious boiled and then spreading a bit of butter on top.
i got some seeds a few months ago....my plants are pretty tall...waiting for them to flower. hopefully it will be as goos as i remember, and it will be the same variety. i loved that corn.....
i love this channel. please keep posting videos. it's awesome to see someone in australia have so much success growing the same things i grow in the tropics.
Nice! This will be my third year growing Indian corn, saving most of the seed so far to have enough to plant a larger plot. Started with 100 seeds, now I have 2 or 3 pounds!
Dang and I can't even get my hands on a few seeds I live in the Netherlands:'(
Currently binge watching your channel while sitting on the lounge room floor folding laundry ☺️ loving your content!!
That corn looks beautiful!
That tool is frigging genius! Beautiful crop.
Loving your videos! I subscribed after the first video I watched. You've inspired my boyfriend and I to start growing our own veg in southern Arizona 😊 much love, hope you're all safe and happy!
That PVC pipe with screws was a genius idea
A coffee grinder is also good for dried cayenne peppers. I did learn to mark it for pepper use as the wife doesn't care for spicy coffee. haha
That’s funny, but I bet your wife does the washing and folding. Ground dried cayenne pepper in the jocks, would be funny too. 🤭😂
New definition to hot cup of coffee 🤪
LOL...
We made our 3 daughters a garden for them to learn to grow in. I helped them plant a 3 sister’s garden with glass gem corn...it seemed very appropriate for them. We got it in a bit late but the cobs are halfway there. Hopefully they make it before it gets too cold. We were planning on using it for popcorn. Now you’ve got me thinking I better give it some space in my big garden too with it being so versatile. Thanks 😁
When I was younger, they sold the flint corn to us to eat with spices and stuff, and we love it. We tried growing corn here, like the regular corn, but the squirrels will not leave them alone! 😣 But thanks for the video! I have been wanting to know how it tastes.
I feel your pain... I had around 50 corn plants growing this year and 99% of the cobs were taken by rats, very frustrating!
I just picked some of my first field corn and within minutes of getting it home, I discovered on my own how to get the kernels off the cob. Am currently watching videos about corn now while I grind it up in a mortar and pestle. Cheers for the cool vid, From South Texas.
Pap - with any kind of corn or grain when its ground up Fine, you make a kind of stiff porridge with it. Add sugar and butter for a hearty breakfast or gravy for a savoury dinner. It's a pretty standard way to eat it where I live.
Man time and time again I search for tips on a variety of "essential living - Back to nature topics." Your channel /videos comes up time and time again. I've watched hundreds of your videos. I enjoyed them all - thank you!
Growing up in America we always called it"Indian Corn". I am 71years old and that is the only name we ever heard it called. Living the last couple of years in the Philippines now, but I have not seen much of it about. Never ate any but it was always used as a centerpiece at our family's Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners.
Where can l get it? I am in UK and never seen it before. I must say, since watching this bloke and his garden...l have dug up all the lawn and have fantastic fredh food section. I am STILL in lockdown so am growing seriously to eat ! Juliette Crossley
Indian corn is a very old term from back in the colonial days for any color of maize, because the English word 'corn' refers to any seeds used as food. Maize was the corn grown by the natives, so they called it indian corn or even just indian. (as the American natives were referred to as indians at the time)
In the 20th century the term indian corn became more narrow to only the colorful heirloom varieties.
I'm 57, so not quite your age, but I too have never heard it called anything but Indian Corn.
@@bwuest Yup. Indian corn here too. Most folks turn their noses up at it for some reason. Usually just used for Thanksgiving centerpiece decorations and the like.
Thank you for tasting it. I grew up in Mississippi in the 50s. We didn’t eat sweet corn. We ate white corn that was called field corn. We cut it off the corn, scraped all the corn off the cob and fried it in bacon grease. Or boiled it. After the 80s I could not find it any more. This will be my first time container gardening, and I am going to grow some. I am pretty sure I have found the correct seeds. We will see. I also bought some of the gem corn. Every video says you can’t eat it. I’m very excited that you tried it. I will also. Thanks for the education!
I grew up in Texas and remember field corn. Absolutely delicious.
I grow those ones where I live. I've found that boiling them is not very nice, and they tend to bleed into the water. Try roasting them. they are Delicious.
What's your recipe for roasting them??
Geees Mark, since watching this video on growing corn, I planted a TON, well only 12 to be honest as I want to stagger my cropping so more going in soon). In no more than 3 days from planting in pods, my corn is above ground and powering on. My Thai wife said to me, "why you not put in ground?" Well, she makes a good point. Firstly, the patch of ground that I intend to plant the corn in is still to be properly prepared, there are many stones, and the soil is sandy. Secondly, due to the current temperature of 40 degrees C, I cannot move without needing a shower ;) Keep up the good work mate, you inspire me big time. Big things are happening on my small farm since hooking up with you :)
We want more vids
It really helps (educationally) and since we are quarandeed we have something funny and useful ( everybody can watch it ) to see
I'm on planting some but mine is called zea mays Corn for popcorn and the uses you show. It's none GMO and I mainly got it for my Chuck's and ducks. I've only put 9 in the ground today to see if they will grow because it's been like winter for about 6 months and it's just starting to warm up now. It's crazy because it's May with March temperatures and weather 🤔💚💛❤️
Hey Mark, I'm not an expert on corn and you might already be aware of this, but if not, you should look into nixtamalization. You have relatively fresh corn and that might not apply in this case though. I can't seem to find anything about how long corn keeps before you need to do the process.
As for things to make, you HAVE to make cornbread and tortillas with this, it's a missed opportunity if you don't. Making your own taco shells, be they hard or soft, fun and having cornbread to go alongside something like chili is a whole new world.
Apocalyptic Pioneers nixtamalization is used on “contaminated crops” the process is used to remove aflatoxin which occurs in soils from decaying vegetation such as spoiled hay, and used to remove other mycotoxins which is produced by fungi most common due to incorrect storage of corn or sorghum. Over 90% of illnesses related to mycotoxins is people eating random wild mushrooms
Hominy and masa for tortillas are corn that has been processed through nixtamilization (spelling?). This process prevents pellegra, a vitamin deficiency that occurs when diets are over reliant on corn . It can be fatal . The native Americans were pretty smart. 🙂
@@michaelwalsh9881 No, it's soaking the kernals in a lime or lye solution to help break down the cell walls as well as convert the niacin compounds to ones better absorbed by the human digestive system en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixtamalization and www.cooksillustrated.com/science/789-articles/feature/transforming-corn
Yes nixtamalization can be done to improve taste and texture that's a good point! I might try it one day but as for the "health concerns" about eating unprocessed corn I don't think this is much of an issue unless you had a corn-based diet and obviously it doesn't apply to sweet corn and other varieties like popping corn. An interesting subject to research. I do want to make cornbread and tortillas ASAP! Cheers :)
Best vid I have seen for some time! I have many different corn seeds for planting this year, and all of yours are some of the ones I have. I was interested to hear how they taste! I have the Mexican green corn also, that should be really cool to grow out and try. Also 5 different popcorn types. Gonna be a great year for growing!
Yeah I definitely enjoy the blue corn,
It has a very unique and subtle flavor,
Any fresh corn is awesome,
The only down side to corn is that you only get one ear per stalk ,
Bummer;
I strongly recommend everybodyto get a copy of the book,” Square foot gardening”
Talk about a totally different way to garden and save a tremendous amount of space
Those gardens can be setup in a balcony space as well as in planter boxes which are on top of a set of standard construction saw-horses so that someone who is in a wheelchair can also garden as well,
A tremendous help for either the elderly or a disabled family member,
Stay safe and enjoy the great outdoors 👍
Most varieties of corn grow 2-3 ears per stalk.
Really sir you are doing very good job. Real gems were grown in your farm. I just love your passion for gardening
:) 👍👍👍 Question: will that style corn "pop"? The colors are so pretty, the red and dark red wow!!!
no , dosnt matter what colour the kernel it will be white or pale yellow , with just the husk having any colour .
they can sort of half pop and become softer, without exploding open all the way
@@blackg0076 thanks, i worded that wrong, i know they'll always pop white but i wasn't sure since its a tougher kernel if it would pop at all. and the colors, i just meant they're pretty :)
@@samuelmarquez4501 so pretty!😊
@@samuelmarquez4501 np , i was kind of hoping that you gould get coloured popping corn , but the TKOA the king of awesome did a test and sadly they dont pop in colour.
That corn de-kernaling tool is excellent!
It amazes me how excited I am that I caught this 11 mins after posting 😂😂
Love your stuff! Will you be my dad ?
I'll be your dad.
Nah....just joking. (-:
Wish he was a neighbor 😊
Severance Official me too!!
😂😂🤙
@@bipolatelly9806 nawwws :'(
So excited for your new Chanel! Always excited for a new video from you !
So interesting! I want to try this. Will boiling the corn make it soft for eating? Curious to know exactly how it tastes different from sweet corn
It does make it soft but it is considerably more chewy than sweet corn. There has been a few people suggesting nixtamalization to improve the edibility and apparent absorption but I'd prefer to make it into cornmeal and use it like that rather than eat whole. Cheers :)
the trick is to harvest it about 2 weeks before its fully mature. boil it for 15 to 20mins. it taste heavenly. especially with the black sticky corn.
It also makes a fantastic tasting popcorn, very rich in flavor. Also great cornbread.
I waiting on a delivery of sweet corn “popcorn fiesta” seeds. They are the same mix of colours so maybe try popping them??
Was it nice? :)
@@trixycat not really, the seeds arrived a bit late so the season was cut short. I found out that I shouldn’t have grown both popping corn and regular sweet corn in the same garden as they cross pollinate and my yellow corn was a bit motley coloured and tougher than usual And as I love sweet corn I’m only growing sweet corn this season. But it was worth a try
You are a genius! Love the kernel PVC separator!
Look for Mexican and spanish foods when it comes to corn dishes
Love then channel. I'm a sucker for colorful corn too. Hardly anything gets me more excited than checking the mature combs of Crystal gem Cherokee corn
It'll help the flavor and nutrition of your corn if you nixtamalize it first, which is what the Aztecs would do to their corn too:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixtamalization
Soak it in warm water that is mixed with wood ash, afterwards it will be a lot easier to grind into cornflour for tortillas or tamales.
Cheers from the USA!
You can use pickling salt/lime too
I and my family use corn flour like this: put a pot with water on a heat, when the water is boiling reduce the heat and add the corn flour, mix well and boil for 5 to 10 minutes whisking continually. We serve it with salty goat cheese or sheep cheese and sour cream. Hope you try it!
Does anyone know what is best to sow or plant in Sydney at this time, as what veggies or plants will do well?
Pot.
check gardening australia
Currently growing Glass Gem corn in my yard here in Kentucky. The ears are starting to set finally and really looking forward to seeing how it turns out. Thanks for the video.
Try making "mamaliga", a Romanian dish that substitutes bread.
Mamaliga! Grew up eating it, never knew it's origin was Romanian, but that makes perfect sense as I trace the family history. Thank you!
Yum yum
😄 thats what i was going to say
Thank you for the recipe tip! Cheers :)
Please change your pic because it s very bad to do something like that to a holy icon please show some respect to those who believe as you want them to show respect to you
Enjoyed your video, and I like the fact that you're six months ahead of us up north, so you're harvesting when we're planting. We're planting some rainbow corn, so this fall we'll be doing some of the things you show. We will also try to grind it fine enough to make massa harina for tortillas, tamales, and other Mexican and Southwestern dishes.
Hey Mark, FYI UA-cam is playing “Epoch Times” ads on your channel.
Also, you can make polenta and corn cakes and arepas with cheese with this corn meal
We just got some of these seeds yesterday and look forward to planting them.
might want to save those corn cobs for toilet paper the way things are going.
Great video of your garden Mate (As always 😍) Wonderful, Colourful veggies ! You are really an inspiration for people like me. Keep your Great Work Going 👍 Best Regards from Melbourne !
Hi Mark thanks again for all the time you spend marking your videos can't wait to see what you post on your new channel.
I enjoy field corn you are the first person I have met that has said what it tastes like in the milk stage. Thank you
Thanks to you and your inspirational videos we are trying to grow corn first time ever. Subscribing to second channel right away, cannot wait for more videos 😊 You are the BEST 👍
Brilliant, thanks so much for the post, it was just what I was looking for. Now I know what to do with my Indian corn. Happy growing. 🌽
awesome heirloom corn coverage.
Im from here in the southwest of the States & other then a few tribes mostly the Navajo and Hopi,
these heirloom varieties are definitely not grown regularly or by many others.
Save the blue which are on the rise for popular food consumption.
Glad to see you share and show them off.
can't wait to check out the new channel ..
Congrats on SSM2!
Wow you have many sweet in your garden, thanks for sharing to us such amazing creative and good presentation on growing skills
I've been growing white corn for the past 2 years and it's a very nice variety to eat from the cob, very sweet and tasteful!
You just inspired my husband to buy some beautiful corn seed 😍 can't wait for next season!
We use some if it for decoration, left on the cob and on the stalk. Often seen here on our lamp posts. It's left outdoors here in New England as a fall decoration on the stalk. And a trio of the corn with the covering pulled back and the covers braided into a door decoration. Same tradition as wheat stalk weaving commonly seen in Europe and used for similar purpose. Usually the birds and squirrels get at them during the winter. We always save some for that purpose too and put them out on a feeder. And yes, popcorn, lots of wonderful popcorn - with butter of course. The chickens get some of both. We also make corn doll figures out of these. We grow decorative gourds and small pumpkins for decoration as well and often used together with the multi colored corn in a cornucopia and the chickens get them when they go by. Sugar pumpkins are often grown with the corn too. They're small sized, sweeter and great eating, but small enough to use as well for decoration. We don't carve this type. The bigger pumpkin we carve and often roast and salt the seeds. They're great! But if you haven't tried Butternut squash yet, you should. They're absolutely delicious. Big but not huge. Easy to grow. And they store over the winter really well. Hard waxy skin and solid interior so they're tough to peel. It's best to cut them into thick slices, then peel. Save the seeds for planting, we don't eat these. Boil the cut up pieces of squash until soft and they live up to their name!
This was so interesting! I love your homemade gizmo’s too for decobbing & using the coffee grinder! 👍
I just stumbled across your videos by accident and I’m glad I did. Your videos are fantastic! I’ve been learning a lot.
We're growing some pozole/hominy corn right now. They sell the kernels dried at the market for making pozole and I figured I'd just stick some in the ground and at how it goes. Almost all of them have geminated
Ray Raffiki awesome!!! 😻
I love your tool you made, I am planning on growing different varieties of corn this summer. Some for eating, colored popcorn. Love the ideas of grinding them down for corn crumbs, I will try that one.
Cornbread, corn muffins, hushpuppies, for coating fish when doing a fish fry is usually what ground corn is used for but I've never tried that kind. It's really pretty. 👍
Wow! That kernel screw invention is wicked. Very clever
I bought some wild violet which I plan to cook today for my birthday. Thanks for the video
Here in Kentucky corn meal used for corn bread. Most families have cast iron pan just for this purpose. Anything not used is crumbled into cold milk the next morning as a cereal.
As others have mentioned, definitely try to make masa, which is made from hominy, for preparing this kind of corn. Hominy is made through a process called nixtamalization, you'll find plenty of youtube vids about it. Pretty common in Mexico and some southern areas of the USA, but forgotten in most of the world. If you eat corn without first making it into hominy, you aren't getting nearly the amount of nutritional content you could, as nixtamalization breaks the corn down for us first. Making hominy may seem intimidating and laborious but the taste and nutritional value are superior. Good luck and thanks for the awesome vids, I just found your channel!
Thank you I've grown this corn this year for the first time great info x
I absolutely adore your videos! I've learned so much! I share these videos with my dad and he loves them. Thank you!
Many thanks for showing this corn grinder!
Using the corn ground finely you can make a very simple cornbread which is super yummy!
The multi colored one, that's called Glass Gem where I'm from in the US can be put in a paper bag and fold the top over a couple of times and popped in the microwave to make popcorn. Usually 1 ear is enough for 1 serving for each person.
My grandmother use to grow them(decorative corn or Indian corn) in the 60’s & 70’s to sell at the local craft fair, she worked all year sewing and canning for in the North Carolina Mtns. Also when I lived next to an apple orchard (80’s) in Hendersonville NC, the farmer would grow the biggest cobs of white maze I had ever seen, at least 14” if not larger for his 2 work mules. He had me taste it raw and it was like cornmeal but not something I wanted to eat regularly. Thank you for your videos.
I used to plant and harvest corn with my father back home in the province when I was a kid.. I love it, I specifically like the multicolored corn and the white sticky corn, oh how yummy.. thanks for insights. :)
I absolutely love your channel, and already subscribed to Ssm 2 keep up the awesome videos.
Although you are not able to cook this corn for enjoying directly, just dry it, and ground it and make fantastic products out of the corn flour and semolina from that. Fantastic tool for the harvesting!
Another gem of a video Mark. Thanks for sharing. I'm curious where you learned all you know about gardening. Did you grow up in a farming family?
Discovered your channel first with the don’t start video. Kids are at home asking about thanksgiving corn and if you can eat it. Thinking about ways to plant all your garden in my small south Texas backyard
I love your channel. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience!