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."

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