First of all, let me wish Everyone ...
Happy Flag Day ! That Was the 14th!
CORN ... or MAIZE ...
As the Indians used to call it ...
Is a Very Versatile Thing!
Usually, the First use we think of, is Corn on the Cob ...
Several varieties ...
Regular Yellow, White, Mixed ...
Shoe-Peg, Silver Queen ...
And even Horse-Corn, that we feed to Animals.
I like my Cobs Smothered in Butter ...
Then Doused plentifully With ...
Old Bay Seasoning! YUM!
Then, we have all the other Forms ...
Frozen Corn, Canned Corn, Crushed Corn ...
All just moments away from being Savored ...
With Hot Melting Pads of Butter!
Another form of Corn Ingestion ...
Is ... Corn Starch ...
Used mostly in Baking.
Next, we have Corn Syrup ...
Mostly High Fructose Corn Syrup ...
Not really Good for us ... But ...
The FDA allows It in Everything!
How about Corn Meal ?
It's used to Coat certain Food Items.
Oops! Almost forgot ... Another Favorite ...
Corn Delicacy ... Popped Corn!
Best Buttered Also!
Next kind of Corn I thought of is ... Liquid ...
Ethyl Alcohol ... Drinking Alcohol ...
AKA ... Corn Liquor ... White Lightening!
The Other Liquid ... which we Don't Drink ...
Is ... Ethanol ... we put It in our Cars.
Most Pumps indicate 10 % Ethanol!
So ... there You have it ...
Off the Top of my Head ...
11 Uses of Corn!
I always knew that you were Corny, Cuz! PS: My dog Junior once inhaled an entire corn cob - had to rush him to an emergency vet to get his stomach pumped - took forever to flush out that corn cob!
Haven't done any research, but I believe that all that corn going to gas alcohol could feed the hungry (at least in the United States). Most field corn goes to feed lots to fatten cattle. When I was in Guatemala where they grow a lot of corn but don't feed it to cattle, I had grass fed beef and it was delicious.
Europeans had no corn before 1500. No tomatoes either.
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Love ya!
Jane
Europeans had no corn before 1500. No tomatoes either.
Ron