FOOD Corn question

[Coulter]

Is it field corn that they grind up to make corn meal?

If not, what kind of corn is it?

Thanks

 

[summerthyme]

Is it field corn that they grind up to make corn meal?

If not, what kind of corn is it?

Thanks

You can use any corn for cornmeal if its dry enough- sweetcorn meal is incredible. But yes, the commercial stuff is *dent* field corn. Old timers had preferred varieties... I think one was a white corn called ?Old Hickory? ... can't remember exactly.

Flint corns (and popcorn) have harder shelled kernels, and tend to make a gritty meal, but it's certainly edible.

Summerthyme

 

[bracketquant]

Flour, dent, and flint (softest to hardest) are the three main types of corn for grinding.

 

[Illini Warrior]

just make sure you never get involved in bulk/bag seed corn - heavy in chemical treat these days - it'll take down livestock and anything smaller that gets a stomach full ...

 

[SouthernBreeze]

My grandparents grew their own field (dent) corn, and took it to the grist mill in town every harvest to be turned into corn meal. They would grind enough to have corn meal to last until next harvest season.

 

[bbbuddy]

just make sure you never get involved in bulk/bag seed corn - heavy in chemical treat these days - it'll take down livestock and anything smaller that gets a stomach full ...

I think seed corn is tinted red isn't it ?

 

[Hognutz]

I think seed corn is tinted red isn't it ?

Usually, that is the insecticide on it

 

[summerthyme]

Usually, that is the insecticide on it

Treated seed corn (or any treated seed) is dyed bright colors, so people know to not eat or feed it.

Summerthyme

 

[SpokaneMan]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDdnRLlTmLQ

 

[Rebel_Yell]

I plant pencil cob shoepeg. It's an heirloom dent field corn variety. You get two ears per stalk on a good year. It's softer than most field corn and makes good (to me) meal.