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PeterL > wrote:

> > http://i10.tinypic.com/2it6drq.jpg
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> That corn looks sick.......... *really* sick.

Just in case you are not kidding, see below.

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> Is it old? Is it past it's use by date?? What?

No, it's dried Indian Corn! It comes in decorator colors and is dry.
It's most often used for fall decorations. Quite a waste of good food,
but that's the breaks.

Ground, it makes wonderful corn meal for various things. I like to get
blue corn meal as I find it to be sweeter and you can also purchase blue
corn chips made from the colored corn:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...&q=Indian+Corn

We grew it when we lived in California and it can be eaten fresh when
it's very young. It has a sweet flavor but tends to be a bit tough.
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