sf wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 13:56:57 -0500, "jmcquown"
> > wrote:
>
>> My dad asked to "get on the computer and ask whoever" about Parched
>> Corn. Apparently this is something his grandmother made for them (in
>> Pennsylvania) during the Depression. Information on Parching corn
>> he
>>
>>
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Organ...loom-Corn.aspx
>>
>> or
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/2hzj3n
>>
>> He said his grandma served it with some sort of gravy but the only
>> ingredient he mentioned was lard. Given it was the Depression I'm
>> guessing it was probably a white gravy with lard as the fat, flour
>> stirred in, milk, salt & pepper. It was most definitely something
>> very inexpensive.
>>
>> I gather (he wasn't really clear, but lately he rarely is) he's
>> looking for a recipe to recreate this dish from his childhood. Is
>> anyone here from the Pennsylvania/Ohio area familiar with this?
>> Thanks in advance for any information.
>>
>> (Oh, and I suspect it won't be as great as he so fondly remembers;
>> we've all had that experience!)
>>
> I Googled parched corn recipe.... it sounds dry to me. Recipe
> narratives mention popcorn in the same sentence. Not sure where his
> gravy came from.
>
> Here's what one blog says:
> "Tastes nothing like the Planters corn nuts. My husband says that
> these crack instead of crunch, and mine taste like corn with some
> salt. Well, that is what they are. I didn't expect that my first
> non-burning of said corn snack was going to be perfect. They are not
> bad, but not what I would encourage my friends to eat. They do have
> that same jaw soreness that the store bought corn nuts induce."

I don't think this was anything like Corn Nuts (the snack). I love those
things but I sure wouldn't consider putting gravy of any kind on toasted
Corn Nuts!