Last year, I saw some some Indian Corn:
I thought: “Hmm, what if we put it in the microwave?”
(At this point I feel like I should say – “Kids, don’t try this at home without adult supervision.”)
Popcorn on the cob:
I put this one in a paper bag as it popped – it just seemed like a better way to collect the results.
It tasted pretty good, not as “sweet” as commercial popcorn, but not bad, either. I thought it would be great to see if I could grow some corn in my backyard.
(Corn seedlings at my friend’s house in San Diego)
In our yard, the corn grew very tall, possibly because it didn’t have enough light. Each stalk developed two cobs.
One was red, the other green.
I harvested the corn today. The corn from the green plant was a different color from the corn from the red plant. That’s really interesting…
Here are the harvested cobs, next to the original.
My cobs were smaller than the original, and also not as fabulously colored. I am drying them out now, waiting for the kernels to be dry enough to pop… I will report on the cooking in about a month or so.
Why don’t you try growing your own Indian corn and see what you get?