Field Corn?!
Field Corn?
I so miss the corn we ate growing up. It wasn't soooo sweet as corn is today. How does one get that type of corn now? We called it "field corn". It was usually pearly white not so yellow and definitely not sugary sweet. It made the best "fried" or creamed corn you could eat. Does anyone know? I'm in TN.
Additional Details2 days ago
Right! "Cow Corn"...well it was always "human corn" before we got such a sweet tooth. And it does have yellow tassells. It is so good.
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2 days ago
Right! "Cow Corn"...well it was always "human corn" before we got such a sweet tooth. And it does have yellow tassells. It is so good.
I know what you mean, I don't like that really sweet stuff either. I live in the mid-west, we grow alot of corn around here. I like the peaches and cream variety. If you buy it from a roadside stand ask the grower if it is the super sweet variety or one of the more traditional varieties.
Im just a walnut farmer....so I couldnt tell you specifically which variety of corn to buy....( and corn isnt usually sold that way anyway) . You either get yellow or white. Just like there are at least 20 varieties of walnuts....some are nutty sweet, some are bitter, but in the end ( supermarket) its simply.....walnuts.
I agree that the white is sweeter, and Im lucky in that my brother grows it, and during the summer its available at many street side impromptu farmers stalls. At the height of harvest, its 10 ears for a buck! Doesnt matter where you live, corn is grown in all 50 states......learned that ditty in FFA. The most important thing about getting sweet corn, is picking it ripe, and eating it as SOON as possible! As it sits, and especially in stores where the silks start turning brown....the sweetness goes away.
Look for a place that picks fresh daily . I can ( and almost do) eat fresh sweet corn all summer long!
Sounds like you are talking about cow corn. It's grown around here to feed cows. It grows much faster and has bigger ears but does not have the sweetness of corn grown for humans. I have never liked it but if you are traveliong out in the country about the time the corn is starting to ripen you will see the tassels (tops) of cow corn a whitish color. human corn generally has purple colored tops.
Good luck
Gary