Monday, January 28, 2013

 Last summer I grew some colored corn. You may remember my post from last fall with the picture of the pile of beautiful colored cobs.  I kept everything that didn't sell and dried it.  After I saved enough seed for myself I still had a pile of corn.  Rather than feed to the chickens, I decided to grind it up and try and cook with it.  Doing a small amount at a time through the blender ( the mix mill is too big lol) I was able to break it down enough to run through a sieve.  It's not yellow like store bought cornmeal, but it tastes very good.  I've made a few batches of corn bread and they turned out great, although they were a little crunchy.  I'll have to find a smaller sieve before I grind more.  I try to avoid commercially grown corn, it's all gmo and it can't be grown without a huge amount of fertilizer and chemicals.  It's important to me to feed my family with food that wholesome and nutritious.                                                                                                                             















4 comments:

  1. wow that's really cool pam! and I honestly never thought of drying it myself.. did you cut if off the cob before you dried it? are you able to sell your corn meal at farmers market??

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  2. Hi Tara! No, I just left it on the cobs until dry, then just peeled them off. They come off very easy. I don't see why I can't sell it at the market, it's a grain and lots of people sell other grains at the market.I will wait for next year and grow a bigger crop though. I have seed if you'd like some.

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  3. I might like some actually Pam. I think it's a great idea and would love to try it!!!

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  4. No problem. I'll put some aside for you :)

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