indian Corn

[wyoDreamer]

You did hold out the Purple and Pink ear for seed corn, right?
Your corn is so pretty, mine is all just blue.

Good luck with the grinding and corn bread!

 

[CrealCritter]

You did hold out the Purple and Pink ear for seed corn, right?
Your corn is so pretty, mine is all just blue.

Good luck with the grinding and corn bread!

Yep...I saved 5 ears to plant next year. I won't use the Sheller on these. I'll shell by hand so I don't damage the kernels.

 

[CrealCritter]

Red, purple & pink seeds ready for next year. Interesting the color of the cobs. I only got one purple and pink cob, so I'm going to plant the seeds from it first. I had to fight off ladies in order to save that ear for seeds. Every lady who seen that ear wanted it :lol

 

[baymule]

Aren’t all the colors fun?

 

[CrealCritter]

Grinder came in - I'll have some big arm muscles when I'm done grinding all this corn.

Ok my review, it's made in China so lower your expectaions right a way. i thought this was cast aluminum but it's cast iron, a magnet sticks to it so most definitely cast iron. Again the casting is a little rough but the finish is a lot better than the sheller. It's really well built and heavy. I'm pretty happy with it overall. And as you can see it works quite well after you get it tweaked.

So is it worth $18.00 plus free shipping and free returns? Heck yeah it's worth it! Just a word of caution though. it came FedEx smart post from California. I ordered it Nov 11 and I got it Nov 20 (9 days later). Fedex smart post uses USPS for it's delivery. I don't know how smart the post is but it's SLOW! I understand it's all ground snail mail so the package never seen a airplane. it will take a while for you to get it, but you will receive it eventually I guess that may be the smart part of FedEx Smart Post.

2 quart jars of the lighter colored corn. I see cornbread and grits!

 

[baymule]

Grind as needed. Since it is whole kernel meal, it will turn rancid over time. In the whole kernel form, it will keep for much longer.

now, where's that cornbread picture?

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Oh yum! Can't wait to hear about the cornbread!

 

[CrealCritter]

I need a recipe for cornbread - please

 

[baymule]

I need a recipe for cornbread - please

I'll have to knit my brow.....and think on that.....I just sling it together. My daughter actually watched me make cornbread one time and wrote it with magic marker on the side of the refrigerator. LOL LOL

1 cup cornmeal
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup (or more) sweet milk

Combine ingredients, if too thick, add a little more milk

Heat iron skillet with 1/4 cup oil or bacon grease in it. when hot, pour excess hot fat in cornbread mix, stir in. Pour cornbread mix in hot skillet, bake at 350 for 25-35 minutes.

If you use buttermilk, then use baking soda instead of baking powder. You can use half cup buttermilk, maybe a little more, plus a 8 ounce container of sour cream. It's darn good.

Cornbread supper. Make batch and a half of cornbread. Brown a pound of pan sausage. Chop onion, grate cheese, toss in jalapenos. Heat deep iron skillet as above, stir in hot fat in cornbread. Pour a little bit in skillet, just enough to cover the bottom. Add sausage, onion, jalapenos, cheese. Cover with remaining batter, bake at 350 for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

 

[CrealCritter]

I'll have to knit my brow.....and think on that.....I just sling it together. My daughter actually watched me make cornbread one time and wrote it with magic marker on the side of the refrigerator. LOL LOL

1 cup cornmeal
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup (or more) sweet milk

Combine ingredients, if too thick, add a little more milk

Heat iron skillet with 1/4 cup oil or bacon grease in it. when hot, pour excess hot fat in cornbread mix, stir in. Pour cornbread mix in hot skillet, bake at 350 for 25-35 minutes.

If you use buttermilk, them use baking soda instead of baking powder. You can use the buttermilk, plus a 8 ounce container of sour cream. It's darn good.

Cornbread supper. Make batch and a half of cornbread. Brown a pound of pan sausage. Chop onion, grate cheese, toss in jalapenos. Heat deep iron skillet as above, stir in hot fat in cornbread. Pour a little bit in skillet, just enough to cover the bottom. Add sausage, onion, jalapenos, cheese. Cover with remaining batter, bake at 350 for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Your awesome thank you! I gotta try your recipe!

I'm gonna try hoe/jonny cakes/fried cornbread tomorrow, I know how to make them already. I'll sub this flour corn for self rising corn meal. I just read that you can make corn meal self rising by measuring out a cup of corn meal then removing 1 tablespoon and adding 1 tablespoon of baking soda. Then wisk in. We shall see if it works tomorrow. This now makes sense, since I make hoe cakes with butter milk Soni would want to use baking soda. Well actually it's whole milk and white vinegar combined. I think instead of bacon grease I'm going to fry my hoe cakes in chicken fat or Schmaltz as its sometimes called.

Cooking is so confusing... Even what you call it after it's cooked is confusing also... Is it a hoe cake, a Jonny cake or fried cornbread? Well yes it is :lol