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Skriven 2014-01-18 08:29:00 av DAVE DRUM (1:261/1381)
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Dale Shipp Said to Dave Drum about corn

DS>  DD> When I was actively participating in the weakly newspaper
DS>  DD> business                                 ^^^^^^

DS> Freudian slip there?

Not really. It's from an old (not so funny to those involved) 
newspaperman's joke. "We try weekly bring out the newspaper every 
Thursday. But, our weekly effort is rewarded weakly."

DS>  DD> Corn  Nuts sponsored a contest for who could grow the tallest
DS>  DD> corn. The town  barber (who lived two towns over) entered and
DS>  DD> we did a regular feature  on the progress and height of his
DS>  DD> corn plants. They finally topped out  at something over twelve
DS>  DD> feet tall. And he wasn't the winner. Someone in (I think)
DS>  DD> Oklahoma coaxed a couple of plants to over 14' tall. 

DS> I wonder if those plants produced good corn.   Sort of like the
DS> contest for bragging rights as to the biggest pumpkin of the season
DS> -- but does it taste good?  My guess that any plant coaxed to grow
DS> so far beyond normal sizes ends up being short on flavor -- but I
DS> really don't know, and have never seen anyone say one way or the
DS> other.

They were seed from an heirloom variety from (I think) Peru - known as 
Cusco (or Cuzco) corn. Or so I was told. The kernels were certainly 
larger than standard Pfizer or Pioneer hybrid varieties. I don't know 
anyone who ate the kernels as anything but Corn Nuts. So, I don't have 
an answer. 

But, then, I am not a connoisseur of corn. I would as soon eat "field" 
corn on the cob as "sweet" corn on the cob. And all the way up to the 
"dent" stage. Once the kernels "dent" they aren't much good for easy 
consumption from the ear -- at least by humans.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Wild Maine Blueberry Muffins
 Categories: Breads, Fruits, Dairy
      Yield: 12 muffins

      2 c  Unbleached allpurpose flour;
           - reserve 2 tb of flour in
           - a separate bowl
    1/2 c  Sugar
    1/4 ts Nutmeg
      3 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 c  Fresh wild Maine blueberries
           - or other organic
           - blueberries
      1 c  Milk
      1 ts Vanilla
    1/3 c  Light olive oil
      1 lg Egg; slightly beaten
           Cinnamon - Sugar

  Preheat oven to 400øF/205øC. 

  In large mixing bowl, combine first five ingredients, mix
  well.

  Combine milk, vanilla, oil and egg; add to batter and beat
  until moistened; do not over mix.

  Take reserved flour and cover wild blueberries thoroughly,
  fold into batter.

  Grease muffin-pan cups with butter and pour batter in
  using a 1/4 cup measure, sprinkle a mixture of cinnamon
  and sugar on top of each muffin.

  Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until sharp knife inserted in
  center comes out clean. Rest muffins 2-3 minutes to cool,
  and then loosen muffins with rubber spatula and pop-out of
  cup. This recipe makes 12 muffins. Don't over bake.

  Recipe by: Virginia Wright

  From: http://www.therecipeweekly.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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ENJOY!!!

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